μεγαλόψυχος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μέγας (mégas, “large”) +‎ ψῡχή (psūkhḗ, “spirit”).

Adjective

μεγᾰλόψῡχος • (megalópsūkhos) m or f (neuter μεγᾰλόψῡχον); second declension

  1. magnanimous, generous

Declension

Second declension of μεγᾰλόψῡχος; μεγᾰλόψῡχον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative μεγᾰλόψῡχος
megalópsūkhos 		μεγᾰλόψῡχον
megalópsūkhon 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω
megalopsū́khō 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω
megalopsū́khō 		μεγᾰλόψῡχοι
megalópsūkhoi 		μεγᾰλόψῡχᾰ
megalópsūkha
Genitive μεγᾰλοψῡ́χου
megalopsū́khou 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χου
megalopsū́khou 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοιν
megalopsū́khoin 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοιν
megalopsū́khoin 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χων
megalopsū́khōn 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χων
megalopsū́khōn
Dative μεγᾰλοψῡ́χῳ
megalopsū́khōi 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χῳ
megalopsū́khōi 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοιν
megalopsū́khoin 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοιν
megalopsū́khoin 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοις
megalopsū́khois 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοις
megalopsū́khois
Accusative μεγᾰλόψῡχον
megalópsūkhon 		μεγᾰλόψῡχον
megalópsūkhon 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω
megalopsū́khō 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω
megalopsū́khō 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χους
megalopsū́khous 		μεγᾰλόψῡχᾰ
megalópsūkha
Vocative μεγᾰλόψῡχε
megalópsūkhe 		μεγᾰλόψῡχον
megalópsūkhon 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω
megalopsū́khō 		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω
megalopsū́khō 		μεγᾰλόψῡχοι
megalópsūkhoi 		μεγᾰλόψῡχᾰ
megalópsūkha
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χως
megalopsū́khōs 		μεγᾰλοψῡχότερος
megalopsūkhóteros 		μεγᾰλοψῡχότᾰτος
megalopsūkhótatos
Notes:

Descendants

  • → Greek: μεγαλόψυχος (megalópsychos) (learned)
  • → Latin: magnanimus (calque)
  • → Portuguese: megalópsico

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μεγαλόψυχος (megalópsukhos).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.ɣaˈlo.psi.xos/
  • Hyphenation: με‧γα‧λό‧ψυ‧χος

Adjective

μεγαλόψυχος • (megalópsychos) m (feminine μεγαλόψυχη, neuter μεγαλόψυχο)

  1. magnanimous

Declension

Declension of μεγαλόψυχος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative μεγαλόψυχος (megalópsychos) μεγαλόψυχη (megalópsychi) μεγαλόψυχο (megalópsycho) μεγαλόψυχοι (megalópsychoi) μεγαλόψυχες (megalópsyches) μεγαλόψυχα (megalópsycha)
genitive μεγαλόψυχου (megalópsychou) μεγαλόψυχης (megalópsychis) μεγαλόψυχου (megalópsychou) μεγαλόψυχων (megalópsychon) μεγαλόψυχων (megalópsychon) μεγαλόψυχων (megalópsychon)
accusative μεγαλόψυχο (megalópsycho) μεγαλόψυχη (megalópsychi) μεγαλόψυχο (megalópsycho) μεγαλόψυχους (megalópsychous) μεγαλόψυχες (megalópsyches) μεγαλόψυχα (megalópsycha)
vocative μεγαλόψυχε (megalópsyche) μεγαλόψυχη (megalópsychi) μεγαλόψυχο (megalópsycho) μεγαλόψυχοι (megalópsychoi) μεγαλόψυχες (megalópsyches) μεγαλόψυχα (megalópsycha)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο μεγαλόψυχος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο μεγαλόψυχος, etc.)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ μεγαλόψυχος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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