Μέγαρα Ὑβλαῖα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Μέγαρα (Mégara) and Ὑβλαῖα (Hublaîa), this latter is the neuter plural of Ὑβλαῖος (Hublaîos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mé.ɡa.ra hy.blâi̯.a/ → /ˈme.ɣa.ra yˈβlɛ.a/ → /ˈme.ɣa.ra iˈvle.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mé.ɡa.ra hy.blâi̯.a/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ɡa.ra (h)yˈblɛ.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ɣa.ra yˈβlɛ.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ɣa.ra yˈvle.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ɣa.ra iˈvle.a/

Proper noun

Μέγαρα Ὑβλαῖα • (Mégara Hublaîa) n (plural only)

1. Megara Hyblaea, an ancient Greek colony in Sicily, situated near Augusta. It took the adjective "hyblaea" after Hyblon, a Sicel leader, finally settled at a place afterwards called the "Hyblaean Megara", named after the goddess Hybla.

Inflection

Second declension of τᾰ̀ Μεγᾰρον Ὕβλαιᾰ; τῶν Μεγᾰρον Ὑβλαίων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ Μεγᾰρον Ὕβλαιᾰ tà Megaron Húblaia
Genitive	τῶν Μεγᾰρον Ὑβλαίων tôn Megaron Hublaíōn
Dative	τοῖς Μεγᾰρον Ὑβλαίοις toîs Megaron Hublaíois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ Μεγᾰρον Ὕβλαιᾰ tà Megaron Húblaia
Vocative	Μεγᾰρον Ὕβλαιᾰ Megaron Húblaia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Ὕβλα (Húbla)
• Ὕβλα ἡ Γελεᾶτις (Húbla hē Geleâtis)
• Ὕβλα Ἡραία (Húbla Hēraía)

 

Descendants

• English: Megara Hyblaea
• Greek: Μέγαρα Υβλαία (Mégara Yvlaía)
• Italian: Megara Iblea
• Latin: Megara Hyblaea
• Sicilian: Megara Ibblea