μάκαρ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

μάκαιρα (mákaira)
μάκᾱρ (mákār)
μάκαρς (mákars) — Doric

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.^[1]

Pronunciation

(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

μᾰ́κᾰρ • (mắkăr) m (feminine μᾰ́κᾰρ or μᾰ́καιρᾰ, neuter μᾰ́κᾰρ); first/third declension

blessed; happy

Declension

First declension of ἡ μᾰ́καιρᾰ; τῆς μᾰκαίρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ μᾰ́καιρᾰ hē mắkairă	τὼ μᾰκαίρᾱ tṑ măkaírā	αἱ μᾰ́καιραι hai mắkairai
Genitive	τῆς μᾰκαίρᾱς tês măkaírās	τοῖν μᾰκαίραιν toîn măkaírain	τῶν μᾰκαιρῶν tôn măkairôn
Dative	τῇ μᾰκαίρᾳ tēî măkaírāi	τοῖν μᾰκαίραιν toîn măkaírain	ταῖς μᾰκαίραις taîs măkaírais
Accusative	τὴν μᾰ́καιρᾰν tḕn mắkairăn	τὼ μᾰκαίρᾱ tṑ măkaírā	τᾱ̀ς μᾰκαίρᾱς tā̀s măkaírās
Vocative	μᾰ́καιρᾰ mắkairă	μᾰκαίρᾱ măkaírā	μᾰ́καιραι mắkairai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of μᾰ́κᾰρ; μᾰ́κᾰρ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	μᾰ́κᾰρ mắkăr		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
Derived forms	μᾰκᾰ́ρως măkắrōs			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of μᾰ́κᾰρ; μᾰ́κᾰρ (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	μᾰ́κᾰρ mắkăr		μᾰ́κᾰρ mắkăr	μᾰ́κᾰρε mắkăre		μᾰ́κᾰρε mắkăre	μᾰ́κᾰρες mắkăres		μᾰ́κᾰρᾰ mắkără
Genitive	μᾰ́κᾰρος mắkăros		μᾰ́κᾰρος mắkăros	μᾰκᾰ́ροιῐ̈ν măkắroiĭ̈n		μᾰκᾰ́ροιῐ̈ν măkắroiĭ̈n	μᾰκᾰ́ρων măkắrōn		μᾰκᾰ́ρων măkắrōn
Dative	μᾰ́κᾰρῐ mắkărĭ		μᾰ́κᾰρῐ mắkărĭ	μᾰκᾰ́ροιῐ̈ν măkắroiĭ̈n		μᾰκᾰ́ροιῐ̈ν măkắroiĭ̈n	μᾰ́κᾰρσῐ μᾰ́κᾰρσῐν μᾰκᾰ́ρεσῐ μᾰκᾰ́ρεσῐν μᾰκᾰ́ρεσσῐ μᾰκᾰ́ρεσσῐν mắkărsĭ(n) măkắresĭ(n) măkắressĭ(n)		μᾰ́κᾰρσῐ μᾰ́κᾰρσῐν μᾰκᾰ́ρεσῐ μᾰκᾰ́ρεσῐν μᾰκᾰ́ρεσσῐ μᾰκᾰ́ρεσσῐν mắkărsĭ(n) măkắresĭ(n) măkắressĭ(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
Derived forms	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)
Μᾰκᾰ́ρων νῆσοι f pl (Măkắrōn nêsoi, “islands of the blessed”)

Descendants

→ English: makarism

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “μάκαρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 893