μέγας

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *mégas,, from a conflation of Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (great) with its derivative *meǵh₂los (great).[1]

Cognates include Sanskrit मह (mahá, great, mighty, strong, abundant), Middle Persian ms (meh, great) (< *mas), (Persian مه (meh)), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰- (maz-, large), Tocharian B māka (large), Hittite (mēkkis, much, many, numerous), Old Armenian մեծ (mec), Old Irish maige (great, large), Albanian madh (large), Latin magnus and Old English miċel (English much).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

μέγᾰς (mégasm (feminine μεγάλη, neuter μέγᾰ); first/second declension

  1. big, large
  2. great, mighty, loud
  3. marvelous, awesome

Declension

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: μέγας (mégas)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μέγας”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 917-8

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (great).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈme.ɣas/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: μέ‧γας

Adjective

μέγας (mégasm (feminine μεγάλη, neuter μέγα)

  1. (formal, pompous) great, very important
    • 1959 Odysseas Elytis. poem: Άξιον Εστί (To Axion Esti "It Is Worthy")
      ΑΥΤΟΣ
      ο κόσμος ο μικρός, ο μέγας!
      AFTOS
      o kósmos o mikrós, o mégas!
      THIS
      the small world, the great!
      The Collected Poems of Odysseus Elytis @books.google
    είναι μέγας νομικόςeínai mégas nomikóshe is a great legal mind
    Synonym: τρανός (tranós)
    1. (ironically)
      είναι μέγας απατεώνeínai mégas apateónhe is a huge conman
      μέγα λάθος!méga láthos!big mistake!
  2. (for important places and historical figures): with capital MΜέγας (Mégas)
    Μέγας Αλέξανδρος / o Αλέξανδρος ο ΜέγαςMégas Aléxandros / o Aléxandros o MégasAlexander the Great
    Μεγάλη Αικατερίνη / η Αικατερίνη η ΜεγάληMegáli Aikateríni / i Aikateríni i MegáliCatherine the Great

Declension

Derived terms