"Μέγαιρα" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /mé.ɡai̯.ra/, /ˈme.ʝɛ.ra/, /ˈme.ʝe.ra/, /mé.ɡai̯.ra/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈme.ɡɛ.ra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈme.ʝɛ.ra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈme.ʝe.ra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈme.ʝe.ra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From μεγαίρω (megaírō, “to grudge, to envy”). This was the name of one of the Furies or Ἐρινύες (Erinúes, “Erinyes”) in Greek mythology. The name is used as a word in several European languages to denote a shrewish, ill-tempered woman. Compare French mégère, Italian megera and Sicilian majara. Etymology templates: {{m|grc|μεγαίρω|gloss=to grudge, to envy}} μεγαίρω (megaírō, “to grudge, to envy”), {{m|grc|Ἐρινύες||Erinyes}} Ἐρινύες (Erinúes, “Erinyes”), {{cog|fr|mégère}} French mégère, {{cog|it|megera}} Italian megera, {{cog|scn|majara}} Sicilian majara Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Μέγαιρας|f|first|head=Μέγαιρα}} Μέγαιρα • (Mégaira) f (genitive Μέγαιρας); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Μέγαιρα|Μέγαιρᾱς|form=F-sing}} Forms: Mégaira [romanization], Μέγαιρας [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ Μέγαιρᾰ [nominative, singular], τῆς Μεγαίρᾱς [genitive, singular], τῇ Μεγαίρᾳ [dative, singular], τὴν Μέγαιρᾰν [accusative, singular], Μέγαιρᾰ [singular, vocative]
  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) One of the Erinyes/Dirae, (Furies, the goddesses of envy and jealousy who induced to commit crimes, such as marital infidelity. Tags: Greek, Roman Categories (topical): Greek deities, Roman deities

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