Megaris

Latin

Alternative forms

• Megara

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεγαρίς (Megarís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ɡa.ris/, [ˈmɛɡärɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ɡa.ris/, [ˈmɛːɡäris]

Proper noun

Megaris f sg (genitive Megaridis); third declension

1. A country in Greece, between Attica and Phocis
2. An island situated near Naples

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Megaris
Genitive	Megaridis
Dative	Megaridī
Accusative	Megaridem
Ablative	Megaride
Vocative	Megaris

References

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