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μέγας

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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

    Cognates include Sanskrit म॒ह (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).

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    Adjective

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

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

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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

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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/
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      • 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

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