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.

Derived terms

• Megarian
• Megaric

Translations

city west of Athens

• Greek: Μέγαρα (el) (Mégara)
• Russian: Мегара (ru) (Megara)

Anagrams

• Gemara, Ramage, ramage

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέγαρα (Mégara).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ɡa.ra/, [ˈmɛɡärä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ɡa.ra/, [ˈmɛːɡärä]

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. Case Singular Nominative Megara Genitive Megarae Dative Megarae Accusative Megaram Ablative Megarā Vocative Megara Locative Megarae

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only. Case Plural Nominative Megara Genitive Megarōrum Dative Megarīs Accusative Megara Ablative Megarīs Vocative Megara Locative Megarīs

Derived terms

• Megarensis

Related terms

• Megarēus
• Megaricus
• Megaris

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)