Megara

See also: megara and Mégara

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μέγαρα (Mégara).

Proper noun

Megara

  1. A city west of Athens in the Attica prefecture, Greece.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέγαρα (Mégara).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Megara f sg (genitive Megarae); first declension
Megara n pl (genitive Megarōrum); second declension

  1. The capital city of Megaris and birthplace of Euclid

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
singular
nominative Megara
genitive Megarae
dative Megarae
accusative Megaram
ablative Megarā
vocative Megara
locative Megarae
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.
plural
nominative Megara
genitive Megarōrum
dative Megarīs
accusative Megara
ablative Megarīs
vocative Megara
locative Megarīs

Derived terms

  • Megarensis

Descendants

  • English: Megara
  • French: Mégara, Mégare

References

  • “Mĕgăra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Megara in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Megara”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Turkish

Proper noun

Megara

  1. Megara (a city in Attica, Greece)
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