Μεγαρεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Μέγᾰρᾰ (Mégara, “Megara”) +‎ -εύς (-eús, demonymic suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /me.ɡa.rěu̯s/ → /me.ɣaˈreɸs/ → /me.ɣaˈrefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /me.ɡa.rěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /me.ɡaˈrews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /me.ɣaˈreɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /me.ɣaˈrefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /me.ɣaˈrefs/

Noun

Μεγᾰρεύς • (Megareús) m (genitive Μεγᾰρέως); third declension

1. an inhabitant of Megara; a Megarian

   Θέογνις ὁ Μεγαρεύς (Théognis ho Megareús, “Theognis of Megara”)

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Μεγᾰρεύς; τοῦ Μεγᾰρέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Μεγᾰρεύς ho Megareús	τὼ Μεγᾰρῆ tṑ Megarê	οἱ Μεγᾰρῆς / Μεγᾰρεῖς hoi Megarês / Megareîs
Genitive	τοῦ Μεγᾰρέως toû Megaréōs	τοῖν Μεγᾰρέοιν toîn Megaréoin	τῶν Μεγᾰρέων tôn Megaréōn
Dative	τῷ Μεγᾰρεῖ tôi Megareî	τοῖν Μεγᾰρέοιν toîn Megaréoin	τοῖς Μεγᾰρεῦσῐ / Μεγᾰρεῦσῐν toîs Megareûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Μεγᾰρέᾱ tòn Megaréā	τὼ Μεγᾰρῆ tṑ Megarê	τοὺς Μεγᾰρέᾱς toùs Megaréās
Vocative	Μεγᾰρεῦ Megareû	Μεγᾰρῆ Megarê	Μεγᾰρῆς / Μεγᾰρεῖς Megarês / Megareîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Proper noun

Μεγᾰρεύς • (Megareús) m (genitive Μεγᾰρέως); third declension

1. Megareus

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Μεγᾰρεύς; τοῦ Μεγᾰρέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μεγᾰρεύς ho Megareús
Genitive	τοῦ Μεγᾰρέως toû Megaréōs
Dative	τῷ Μεγᾰρεῖ tôi Megareî
Accusative	τὸν Μεγᾰρέᾱ tòn Megaréā
Vocative	Μεγᾰρεῦ Megareû
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Μεγαροῖ (Megaroî)
• Μεγαρόθεν (Megaróthen)
• Μεγαράδε (Megaráde)
• Μεγαρικός (Megarikós)
• Μεγαρίς (Megarís)

Descendants

• Greek: Μεγαρεύς (Megaréfs); Μεγαρέας (Megaréas)
• Latin: Megareus

References

• “Μεγαρεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Μεγαρεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016