μάκαρ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• μάκαιρα (mákaira)
• μάκᾱρ (mákār)
• μάκαρς (mákars)

Etymology

Probably from Pre-Greek because of the interchange ᾰρ/ᾱρ (ăr/ār) in its variants, as well as the word's seemingly isolated formation.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /má.kar/ → /ˈma.kar/ → /ˈma.kar/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /má.kar/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈma.kar/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈma.kar/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈma.kar/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈma.kar/

Adjective

μάκᾰρ • (mákăr) m or f (neuter μάκᾰρ); third declension

1. blessed, happy

Declension

Third declension of μάκᾰρ; μᾰ́κᾰρ (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		μάκᾰρ mákăr	μᾰ́κᾰρ mắkăr		μᾰ́κᾰρε mắkăre	μᾰ́κᾰρε mắkăre		μᾰ́κᾰρες mắkăres	μᾰ́κᾰρᾰ mắkără
Genitive		μᾰ́κᾰρος mắkăros	μᾰ́κᾰρος mắkăros		μᾰκᾰ́ροιν măkắroin	μᾰκᾰ́ροιν măkắroin		μᾰκᾰ́ρων măkắrōn	μᾰκᾰ́ρων măkắrōn
Dative		μᾰ́κᾰρῐ mắkărĭ	μᾰ́κᾰρῐ mắkărĭ		μᾰκᾰ́ροιν măkắroin	μᾰκᾰ́ροιν măkắroin		μᾰ́κᾰρσῐ / μᾰ́κᾰρσῐν mắkărsĭ(n)	μᾰ́κᾰρσῐ / μᾰ́κᾰρσῐν mắkărsĭ(n)
Accusative		μᾰ́κᾰρᾰ mắkără	μᾰ́κᾰρ mắkăr		μᾰ́κᾰρε mắkăre	μᾰ́κᾰρε mắkăre		μᾰ́κᾰρᾰς mắkărăs	μᾰ́κᾰρᾰ mắkără
Vocative		μᾰ́κᾰρ mắkăr	μᾰ́κᾰρ mắkăr		μᾰ́κᾰρε mắkăre	μᾰ́κᾰρε mắkăre		μᾰ́κᾰρες mắkăres	μᾰ́κᾰρᾰ mắkără
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		μᾰκᾰ́ρως măkắrōs			—			—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of μάκᾰρ; μᾰ́κᾰρ (Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		μάκᾰρ mákăr	μᾰ́κᾰρ mắkăr		μᾰ́κᾰρε mắkăre	μᾰ́κᾰρε mắkăre		μᾰ́κᾰρες mắkăres	μᾰ́κᾰρᾰ mắkără
Genitive		μᾰ́κᾰρος mắkăros	μᾰ́κᾰρος mắkăros		μᾰκᾰ́ροιῐν măkắroiĭn	μᾰκᾰ́ροιῐν măkắroiĭn		μᾰκᾰ́ρων măkắrōn	μᾰκᾰ́ρων măkắrōn
Dative		μᾰ́κᾰρῐ mắkărĭ	μᾰ́κᾰρῐ mắkărĭ		μᾰκᾰ́ροιῐν măkắroiĭn	μᾰκᾰ́ροιῐν măkắroiĭn		μᾰ́κᾰρσῐ / μᾰ́κᾰρσῐν / μᾰκᾰ́ρεσσῐ / μᾰκᾰ́ρεσσῐν / μᾰκᾰ́ρεσῐ / μᾰκᾰ́ρεσῐν mắkărsĭ(n) / măkắressĭ(n) / măkắresĭ(n)	μᾰ́κᾰρσῐ / μᾰ́κᾰρσῐν / μᾰκᾰ́ρεσσῐ / μᾰκᾰ́ρεσσῐν / μᾰκᾰ́ρεσῐ / μᾰκᾰ́ρεσῐν mắkărsĭ(n) / măkắressĭ(n) / măkắresĭ(n)
Accusative		μᾰ́κᾰρᾰ mắkără	μᾰ́κᾰρ mắkăr		μᾰ́κᾰρε mắkăre	μᾰ́κᾰρε mắkăre		μᾰ́κᾰρᾰς mắkărăs	μᾰ́κᾰρᾰ mắkără
Vocative		μᾰ́κᾰρ mắkăr	μᾰ́κᾰρ mắkăr		μᾰ́κᾰρε mắkăre	μᾰ́κᾰρε mắkăre		μᾰ́κᾰρες mắkăres	μᾰ́κᾰρᾰ mắkără
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		μᾰκᾰ́ρως măkắrōs			—			—
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• μακάριος (makários)
• μακάρων νῆσοι f pl (makárōn nêsoi, “islands of the blessed”)

Descendants

• → English: makarism

Further reading

• “μάκαρ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• μάκαρ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “μάκαρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • blessed idem, page 83.
  • blissful idem, page 84.
  • fortunate idem, page 340.
  • happy idem, page 384.
  • joyful idem, page 464.
  • prosperous idem, page 653.
• “μάκαρ”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011