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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαρσύας (Marsúas).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Marsyās m sg (genitive Marsyae); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) A mythological satyr skinned alive by Apollo for challenging him
  2. A tributary river of the Maeander
  3. A river of Syria mentioned only by Pliny as dividing Apamea from the territory of the Nazerini

Declension

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First-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

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  • 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