Macris

Ancient Greek Μακρἰς (Makris)

Macris

1. Former name of Euboea.
2. (Greek mythology) A daughter of Aristaeus and Autonoe.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μακρίς (Makrís).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈma.krɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmaː.kris]

Macris f sg (genitive Macridis); third declension

1. a small island of the Aegean Sea

Third-declension noun, singular only.

• “Macris”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Macris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.