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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|ine-pro|grc}} {{m|ine-pro|*meǵh₂s||great}}. Cognates include {{etyl|sa|-}} {{term|मह||great, mighty, strong, abundant|tr=mahá|lang=sa}}, {{etyl|pal|-}} {{term|ms|tr=meh||great|lang=pal}} (< {{term||*mas|lang=pal}}), ({{etyl|fa|-}} {{term|مه|tr=mih|lang=fa}}), {{etyl|ae|-}} {{term||tr=maz-||large|lang=ae}}, {{etyl|txb|-}} {{term|māka||large|lang=txb}}, {{etyl|hit|-}} {{term||tr=mēkkis||much, many, numerous|lang=hit}}, {{etyl|xcl|-}} {{term|մեծ|||lang=xcl}}, {{etyl|sga|-}} {{term|maige||great, large|lang=sga}}, {{etyl|sq|-}} {{term|madh||large|lang=sq}}, {{etyl|la|-}} {{term|magnus|lang=la}} and {{etyl|ang|-}} {{term|micel|lang=ang}} ({{etyl|en|-}} {{term|much|lang=en}}).
From conflation of {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*méǵh₂s||great}} with its derivative {{m|ine-pro|*meǵh₂los||great}}.<ref>{{R:grc:Beekes|head=μέγας|pages=917-8}}</ref> Cognates include {{cog|sa|मह||great, mighty, strong, abundant|tr=mahá}}, {{cog|pal|ms|tr=meh||great}} (< {{m|pal||*mas}}), ({{cog|fa|مه|tr=meh}}), {{cog|ae|𐬨𐬀𐬰-||large}}, {{cog|txb|māka||large}}, {{cog|hit||tr=mēkkis||much, many, numerous}}, {{cog|xcl|մեծ||}}, {{cog|sga|maige||great, large}}, {{cog|sq|madh||large}}, {{cog|la|magnus}} and {{cog|ang|miċel}} ({{cog|en|much}}).


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
{{grc-ipa-rows|m|e'|g|a|s}}
{{grc-IPA|μέγᾰς}}


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
{{grc-adj-1&2|μεγάλη|μέγα}}
{{grc-adj-1&2|μέγᾰς|μεγάλη|μέγᾰ}}


# [[big]], [[large]]
# [[big]], [[large]]
# [[great]], [[mighty]]
# [[great]], [[mighty]], [[loud]]
# [[marvelous]], [[awesome]]
# [[marvelous]], [[awesome]]


====Inflection====
====Declension====
{{grc-adecl|μεγᾰ́λος|μεγᾰ́λη|MNS=μέγᾰς|MAS=μέγᾰν|MVS=μεγᾰ́λε, μέγᾰς|NNS=μέγᾰ|NAS=μέγᾰ|NVS=μέγᾰ|adv=μεγᾰ́λως, μέγᾰ|comp=μείζων <br />{{grc-koi}} μειζότερος, μεγαλώτερος|super=μέγιστος <br />{{grc-koi}} μεγαλώτατος|dial=att}}
{| cellpadding="5" border="1"
{{grc-adecl|μεγᾰ́λος|μεγᾰ́λη|MNS=μέγᾰς|MAS=μέγᾰν|MVS=μεγᾰ́λε, μέγᾰς|NNS=μέγᾰ|NAS=μέγᾰ|NVS=μέγᾰ|adv=μεγᾰ́λως, μέγᾰ|comp=μείζων|super=μέγιστος|dial=epi}}
!style="background:#47DCF8;"| ''Number''
!style="background:#47DCF8;" colspan=3| ''Singular''
|
!style="background:#47DCF8;" colspan=3| ''Dual''
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!style="background:#47DCF8;" colspan=3| ''Plural''
|-
!style="background:#F1BC4E;"|''Case \ Gender''
!style="background:#C0C0C0;;"| ''Masculine''
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| ''Feminine''
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| ''Neuter''
|
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| ''Masculine''
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| ''Feminine''
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| ''Neuter''
|
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| ''Masculine''
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| ''Feminine''
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| ''Neuter''
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| ''Nominative''
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μέγας
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλη
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μέγα
|
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλω
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλα
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλω
|
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλοι
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλαι
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλα
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| ''Genitive''
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλου
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλης
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλου
|
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλοιν
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλαιν
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλοιν
|
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλων
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλων
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλων
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| ''Dative''
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλῳ
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλῃ
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλῳ
|
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλοιν
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλαιν
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλοιν
|
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλοις
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλαις
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλοις
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| ''Accusative''
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μέγαν
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλην
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μέγα
|
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλω
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλα
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλω
|
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλους
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλας
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλα
|-
!style="background:#C0C0C0;"| ''Vocative''
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλε
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλη
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μέγα
|
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλω
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλα
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλω
|
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλοι
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλαι
|style="background:#F5F5F5;"|μεγάλα
|}


====References====
====Related terms====
* {{R:LSJ|me/gas}}
* {{l|grc|μεγαίρω}}
* {{l|grc| μεγάλος}}
* [[w:Bauer lexicon|Bauer lexicon]]

====Descendants====
* {{desc|gkm|μέγας}}
** {{desc|el|μέγας}}
** {{desc|grk-mar|ме́гас}}

===References===
<references />

===Further reading===
* {{R:LSJ}}
* {{R:Middle Liddell}}
* {{R:Autenrieth}}
* {{R:Bailly}}
* {{R:BDAG}}
* {{R:Cunliffe}}
* {{R:Slater}}
* {{R:Strong's|G|3173}}
* {{R:Strong's|G|3173}}
* {{R:Woodhouse}}
* {{R:Smyth|311}}

==Greek==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|el|μεγάλος|t=big, great}} {{qualifier|common}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|el|grc|μέγας|tr=-}}, from {{inh|el|ine-pro|*méǵh₂s||great}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|el|/ˈme.ɣas/}}
* {{audio|el|EL-μέγας.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|el|μέ|γας}}

===Adjective===
{{el-adj|f=μεγάλη|n=μέγα}}

# {{lb|el|formal|pompous}} [[great]], very [[important]]
#* '''1959''' [[w:Odysseas Elytis|Odysseas Elytis]]. poem: ''Άξιον Εστί'' (To Axion Esti "It Is Worthy")
#*: {{quote|el|ΑΥΤΟΣ<br>ο κόσμος ο μικρός, ο '''μέγας'''!|tr=AFTOS<br>o kósmos o mikrós, o mégas!|THIS<br>the small world, the '''great'''!}}
#*:: <small>The Collected Poems of Odysseus Elytis [https://books.google.gr/books?id=nzPSXYJIYjAC&pg=PA126&dq=Elytis+%22the+world+the+small+the+great%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjngtva_d_fAhVFyaQKHUH-BzsQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=Elytis%20%22the%20world%20the%20small%20the%20great%22&f=false @books.google]</small>
#: {{uxi|el|είναι '''μέγας''' νομικός|he is a '''great''' legal mind}}
#: {{syn|el|τρανός}}
## {{q|ironically}}
##: {{uxi|el|είναι '''μέγας''' απατεών|he is a '''huge''' conman}}
##: {{uxi|el|'''μέγα''' λάθος!|'''big''' mistake!}}
# (''for important places and historical figures''): with capital {{lang|el|M}} &rarr; {{l|el|Μέγας}}
#: {{uxi|el|'''Μέγας''' Αλέξανδρος / o Αλέξανδρος ο '''Μέγας'''|Alexander the '''Great'''}}
#: {{uxi|el|'''Μεγάλη''' Αικατερίνη / η Αικατερίνη η '''Μεγάλη'''|Catherine the '''Great'''}}

====Declension====
* ''[[#Inflection|As in Ancient Greek]]''

====Derived terms====
* {{l|el|μέγας είσαι Κύριε|t=you are great, o Lord!}} {{q|exclamation of surprise, disbelief}}


====Related terms====
[[de:μέγας]]
* {{l|el|μέγιστος}}
[[el:μέγας]]
* {{l|el|μεγιστοποιώ}}
[[fr:μέγας]]
[[lt:μέγας]]
[[hu:μέγας]]
[[pl:μέγας]]
[[pt:μέγας]]
[[ru:μέγας]]
[[tr:μέγας]]

Latest revision as of 23:44, 20 November 2024

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From 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 [script needed] (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

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Adjective

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

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

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Byzantine Greek: μέγας (mégas)

References

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  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

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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

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Derived terms

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