Marsyas
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαρσύας (Marsúas).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmar.sy.aːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmar.si.as]
Proper noun
Marsyās 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
First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Marsyās |
| genitive | Marsyae |
| dative | Marsyae |
| accusative | Marsyān |
| ablative | Marsyā |
| vocative | Marsyā |
References
- “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