Marsyas
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Μαρσύας (Marsúas).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmar.sy.aːs/, [ˈmärs̠yäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmar.si.as/, [ˈmärsiäs]
Proper noun
editMarsyās m sg (genitive Marsyae); first declension
- (Greek mythology) A mythological satyr skinned alive by Apollo for challenging him
- A tributary river of the Maeander
- A river of Syria mentioned only by Pliny as dividing Apamea from the territory of the Nazerini
Declension
editFirst-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Marsyās |
genitive | Marsyae |
dative | Marsyae |
accusative | Marsyān |
ablative | Marsyā |
vocative | Marsyā |
References
edit- “Marsyas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Marsyas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Marsyas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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- la:Greek mythology
- la:Rivers
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