Moeris
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmoe̯.ris/, [ˈmoe̯rɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ris/, [ˈmɛːris]
Etymology 1
[edit]Ancient Greek Μοῖρῐς (Moîris)
Proper noun
[edit]Moeris m sg or f sg (genitive Moeridis); third declension
- (masculine) Pharaoh Amenemhat III of Ancient Egypt
- (masculine) a king of Palatena (a country in India)
- (masculine) Aelius Moeris (Αἴλιος Μοῖρις, fl. C.E. 2nd century), cognominated Atticista (“the Atticist”), a Greek grammarian who compiled a Lexicon Atticum (Λέξεις Ἀττικῶν καὶ Ἑλλήνων κατὰ στοιχεῖον) of Attic forms and expressions accompanied by the Hellenistic parallels of his own time (bibliographical abbreviation: Moer.).
- (feminine) Lake Moeris (named for Pharaoh Moeris, who ordered its excavation)
- Synonym: Moeridis lacus
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Moeris |
genitive | Moeridis |
dative | Moeridī |
accusative | Moeridem |
ablative | Moeride |
vocative | Moeris |
Etymology 2
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Proper noun
[edit]Moeris m sg (genitive Moeris); third declension
- the name of a shepherd
- Virg., B. 8.97
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Moeris |
genitive | Moeris |
dative | Moerī |
accusative | Moerem |
ablative | Moere |
vocative | Moeris |
Further reading
[edit]- 1 Mœrĭs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 988/1: “1 Mœrĭs, ĭdis, m., ¶ 1 nom d’un roi d’Egypte : Plin. 5, 50 ¶ 2 roi de la Palatène, contrée de l’Inde : Curt. 9, 8, 28.”
- 2 Mœris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 988/1: “2 Mœris, ĭdis, f., lac Mœris [que fit creuser près de Memphis le roi d’Egypte Mœris] : Mel. 1, 9, 5 ; [appelé aussi] Mœridis lacus Plin. 5, 50.”
- 3 Mœris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 988/1: “3 Mœris, is, m., nom de berger Virg. B. 8, 97.”
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