"Marsyas" meaning in Latin

See Marsyas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈmar.sy.aːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmar.si.as] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαρσύας (Marsúas). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:Μαρσύας|text=+|title=Marsyās|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Μαρσύας", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Marsyās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Marsyās"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαρσύας (Marsúas). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Marsyās<1>}} Marsyās m sg (genitive Marsyae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Marsyās<1>}} Forms: Marsyās [canonical, masculine, singular], Marsyae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Marsyās [nominative, singular], Marsyae [genitive, singular], Marsyae [dative, singular], Marsyān [accusative, singular], Marsyā [ablative, singular], Marsyā [singular, vocative]
  1. (Greek mythology) A mythological satyr skinned alive by Apollo for challenging him Tags: Greek, declension-1
    Sense id: en-Marsyas-la-name-Tc7Ro2ei Categories (other): Greek mythology, Latin masculine nouns in the first declension, Rivers, Turkey Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the first declension: 50 15 34 Disambiguation of Rivers: 23 36 41 Disambiguation of Turkey: 32 34 34 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. A tributary river of the Maeander Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-Marsyas-la-name-mZySkOmO Categories (other): Rivers, Turkey Disambiguation of Rivers: 23 36 41 Disambiguation of Turkey: 32 34 34
  3. A river of Syria mentioned only by Pliny as dividing Apamea from the territory of the Nazerini Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-Marsyas-la-name-7YmmejT7 Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Rivers, Turkey Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 25 9 67 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 36 6 58 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 10 5 85 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 33 8 58 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 27 18 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 13 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 8 79 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 16 11 73 Disambiguation of Rivers: 23 36 41 Disambiguation of Turkey: 32 34 34
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