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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Prefix
mega-
- Used with taxon names to form other taxon names, usually for a morphologically similar taxon differing only in size
Derived terms
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”). Cognate with Latin magnus, Sanskrit मह (maha, “great, massive, large-scale, epic”), and with Germanic words: Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils), Old English micel, Middle English muchel, English much, Old High German mihhil, Old Norse mikill, Danish meget.
Pronunciation
Prefix
mega-
- (originally) Very large, great.
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.) SI Symbol: M.
- (computing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 220 (= 1,048,576, the binary number closest to a million). Computing symbol: Mi.
- (computing, marketing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 210 × 103 (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).
- (slang, augmentative) Really, very, uber-, super-.
2014, Michael Griffo, Starfall (The Darkborn Legacy), New York, NY: Kensington Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, pages 93–94:What?! I'm not sure if I scream that out loud or if my inner voice bounces off the insides of my skull. Why is Archie once again meandering over to Team Nadine? Sounds like I'm not the only one who's mega-confused.
Usage notes
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- Because the meaning "220" is in conflict with the meaning "one million" used with SI units, the alternative mebi- has been proposed and promulgated as an international standard, with Mi as its symbol.
Synonyms
- (very large): megalo-, (before a vowel) megal-
- (before a vowel) meg-
- (augmentative): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, arch-, over-, giga-, -zilla, grand
Antonyms
Derived terms
- mega
- megabar
- megabase
- megabit
- megabucks
- megabyte
- megacephalic, megacephalous, megacephaly
- Megacheiroptera
- megacity
- megacurie
- megacycle
- megadeath
- megadonor
- megadose
- megadyne
- megafarad
- megafauna
- megaflop
- megaflora
- megagamete
- megagauss
- megagram, megagramme
- megaherbivore
- megahertz
- megajoule
- megalith, megalithic
- megalitre, megaliter
- megalomania, megalomaniac
- megalomanic
- megametre, megameter
- megamind
- meganewton
- megapack
- megaparsec
- megaphone
- megapixel
- megapode
- megapolis
- megarad
- megascope
- megasporangium
- megaspore, megasporic
- megasporophyll
- megastar
- megastore
- megastorm
- megastructure
- megatechnology
- megathere, megatherian, Megatherium
- megaton
- megavertebrate
- megavitamin
- megavolt
- megawatt
- mega-wide
- mega world
- megohm
Related terms
Translations
multiplication factor one million
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Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Prefix
mega-
- mega- (SI system)
Derived terms
Further reading
- mega- in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- mega- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- mega- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Prefix
mega-
- mega- (SI system)
- (informal) very
2014, Thomas Halling, Mia & Marcus, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Mia var jo megasød.- Mia was really sweet.
2015, Kjell Eriksson, Natravnen, Klim, →ISBN:Netop derfor, sagde Wolf, – netop fordi det er så stort, så fandens megastort.- Precisely for that reason, Wolf said, - precisely because it is so large, so damn huge.
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
Dutch
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
mega-
- mega-
Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
mega-
- mega-
- (informal) super-, extremely
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
German
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
mega-
- mega-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mega-” in Duden online
- “mega-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
mega-
- mega- (in the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.))
Derived terms
References
Icelandic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Prefix
mega-
- mega-
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
mèga-
- mega-
Derived terms
Category Indonesian terms prefixed with mega- not found
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɛ.ɡa/
- Hyphenation: mè‧ga-
Prefix
mega-
- mega- (all senses)
Derived terms
Further reading
- mega- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Anagrams
Latvian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Prefix
mega-
- mega-
Derived terms
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Prefix
mega-
- mega-
Derived terms
References
- “mega-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “mega-” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas).
Prefix
mega-
- mega-
Derived terms
References
Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
mega-
- mega-
Derived terms
Further reading
- mega- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Prefix
mega-
- mega- (very large, great)
- mega- (multiplication factor of one million)
Derived terms
Romanian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Noun
mega-
- mega-
Derived terms
Further reading
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Prefix
mega-
- mega-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mega-”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
mẹ̑ga-
- mega-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mega-”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Prefix
mega-
- mega-
Derived terms
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
mega-
- mega-
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
Prefix
mega-
- mega-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “megavat”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu