mega

See also mega-, méga, and méga-

English

Etymology

From the prefix mega-.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛɡə

Adjective

mega (not comparable)

1. (informal) Very large.
   • 2004, Nigel Coates, Collidoscope: new interior design (page 26)

     Follow those in the know to the fifth floor of Sega's Joy Polis, a mega indoor amusement park that's part of the Odaiba Decks Tokyo Bay entertainment complex near Tange's Fuji Television building.

2. (slang, 1990s) great; excellent
   • 1998, John Barwick, Targeting Text (page 25)

     We had a mega time until Peter fell in the fish pond and cut his leg.

Translations

very large

• Finnish: mega-, jättiläis-

• Greek: μέγας (el) (mégas) m

great, excellent

• Finnish: mahtava (fi), erinomainen (fi)

• Greek: μέγας (el) (mégas) m

Related terms

• mega-

Anagrams

• game
• mage

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Esperanto

Esperanto ordinal numbers

	1,000,000a
Ordinal : mega     Cardinal : meg

Etymology

meg +‎ -a.

Ordinal number

mega (plural megaj, accusative singular megan, accusative plural megajn)

1. (ordinal) millionth

Synonyms

• miliona

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.

Verb

mega

1. must, may

Conjugation

   Conjugation of mega (muga)

mega (muga), v
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
Indicative	eg	tú	hann / hon tað	vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum
Present	má	mást	má	mugu/mega
Past	mátti	mátti	mátti	máttu
Imperative		tú		tit
Present	—	— !	—	— !
Infinitive	mega (muga)
Pres. part.	—
Past part.	—
Supine	?

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmeiːɣa/
• Rhymes: -eiːɣa

Verb

mega preterite-present verb (third person singular present indicative má, third person singular past indicative mátti, supine mátt)

1. (transitive, intransitive, governs the accusative) to be allowed, to be permitted, to may ^syn.

   Þú mátt þetta ekki.

   You're not allowed to do that.

   Hvað má bjóða ykkur að borða?

   What may offer you to eat?

2. (intransitive) to must, to have to ^syn.
3. to have the strength, to be able ^syn.

Derived terms

• mega betur (to have the upperhand)
• mega vera að (to have the time to do)
• mega sín mikils (have a lot of influence, to be powerful)
• mega sín ekki við (to not manage something)
• mega til (to must, to have to)
• mega lengi lifa
• má vera
• mega sín mikils
• mega ekki
• mega ekki vamm sitt vita (to be concerned about one's reputation)
• mega vera að
• mega ekki hugsa til
• eins og nærri má geta

Synonyms

• (be allowed): ^def. hafa leyfi til
• (must): ^def. verða
• (have the strength): ^def. megna

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mega, from Sanskrit मेघ (megha, “cloud”).

Noun

mega

1. cloud (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)

Synonyms

• awan

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit मेघ (megha).

Alternative forms

• ميݢ

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /megə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /mega/
• Rhymes: -egə, -gə, -ə

Noun

mega (Jawi spelling ميݢ)

1. cloud (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)

Synonyms

• awan / اون

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Spanish

Adjective

mega f (masculine mego, feminine plural megas, masculine plural megos)

1. feminine form of mego