proper noun · femininefirst declension
Megara
Megara f sg (genitive Megarae)
Classical[ˈmɛ.ɡa.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.ɡa.ra]
Meaning
- feminineneuterpluralsingularThe capital city of Megaris, Attica, and birthplace of Euclid.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Megara | Megara |
| genitive | Megarae | Megarōrum |
| dative | Megarae | Megarīs |
| accusative | Megaram | Megara |
| ablative | Megarā | Megarīs |
| vocative | Megara | Megara |
| locative | Megarae | Megarīs |
Mĕgăra, ae, f., and Mĕgăra, ōrum, n. (
I. A city in the country of Megaris, the birthplace of Euclid.
B. Neutr., Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 60; Liv. 28, 7, 16.—
II. Mĕgă-ra, ae, f., a city of Sicily, Liv. 24, 30 sq.; Sil. 14, 273; Serv. ad Verg. E. 1, 55; v. Megaris, II.
Mĕgăra, ae, f.,
I. wife of Hercules, whom, in his madness, he destroyed, together with her children, Hyg. Fab. 31.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέγαρα (Mégara).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyMegaraMegara (τὰ Μέγαρα, Megara--ōrum, sometimes Megara--ae: the territory ἡ Μεγαρίς, sometimes ἡ Μεγαρική, sc. γῆ: Eth. Μεγαρεύς, Eth. Megarensis: Adj. Μεγ…GeographyMegaraMegara sometimes called, for distinction's sake, MEGARA HYBLAEA (τὰ Μέγαρα: Eth. Μεγαρεύς or Μεγαρεὺς Ὑβλαῖος, Megarensis), a city of Sicily, situated…