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{{also|MEGA|Mega|mega|méga|mëga|mêga|mêgâ|méga-}}
==Translingual==

===Etymology===
From {{der|mul|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Prefix===
{{head|mul|prefix}}

# {{n-g|Used with taxon names to form other taxon names, usually for a morphologically similar taxon differing only in size}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|mul|mega-}}

==English==
{{wikipedia|lang=en}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|en|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}, from {{der|en|ine-pro|*meǵh₂s||great}}. Cognate with {{cog|la|magnus}}, {{cog|sa|मह||great, massive, large-scale, epic}}, and with Germanic words: {{cog|got|𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃}}, {{cog|ang|micel}}, {{cog|enm|muchel}}, {{cog|en|much}}, {{cog|goh|mihhil}}, {{cog|non|mikill}}, {{cog|da|meget}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|mĕgʹə}}, {{IPA|en|/ˈmɛɡə/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mega-.wav|a=Southern England}}
* also {{IPA|en|/ˈmeɪɡə/}}

===Prefix===
{{enum|en|kilo-|giga-|SI prefix|M}}
{{en-prefix}}

# {{lb|en|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]] (10<sup>6</sup>.) SI Symbol: [[M]].
# {{lb|en|computing}} Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2<sup>20</sup> (= 1,048,576, the binary number closest to a million). Computing symbol: [[Mi]].
# {{lb|en|computing, marketing}} Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2<sup>10</sup> &times; 10<sup>3</sup> (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).
# {{lb|en|slang|augmentative}} [[really|Really]], [[very]], [[uber-]], [[super-]].
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2014|author=Michael Griffo|title=Starfall|location=New York, NY|publisher={{w|Kensington Books|Kensington Publishing Corporation}}|series=The Darkborn Legacy|isbn=9780758280763|page={{gbooks|WJAjAwAAQBAJ|94|mega-confused|altpg=93–94}}|passage=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====
{{rfref|en}}
* Because the meaning "2<sup>20</sup>" 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====
* {{sense|very large}} {{l|en|megalo-}}, {{qualifier|before a vowel}} [[megal-]]
* {{qualifier|before a vowel}} [[meg-]]
* {{sense|augmentative}} {{l|en|super-}}, {{l|en|supra-}}, {{l|en|hyper-}}, {{l|en|ultra-}}, {{l|en|uber-}}, {{l|en|arch-}}, {{l|en|over-}}, {{l|en|giga-}}, {{l|en|-zilla}}, {{l|en|grand}}

====Antonyms====
* {{l|en|micro-}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|en}}
{{top3}}
* {{l|en|mega}}
* {{l|en|megabar}}
* {{l|en|megabase}}
* {{l|en|megabit}}
* {{l|en|megabucks}}
* {{l|en|megabyte}}
* {{l|en|megacephalic}}, {{l|en|megacephalous}}, {{l|en|megacephaly}}
* {{l|en|Megacheiroptera}}
* {{l|en|megacity}}
* {{l|en|megacurie}}
* {{l|en|megacycle}}
* {{l|en|megadeath}}
* {{l|en|megadonor}}
* {{l|en|megadose}}
* {{l|en|megadyne}}
* {{l|en|megafarad}}
* {{l|en|megafauna}}
* {{l|en|megaflop}}
* {{l|en|megaflora}}
* {{l|en|megagamete}}
* {{l|en|megagauss}}
* {{l|en|megagram}}, {{l|en|megagramme}}
* {{l|en|megaherbivore}}
* {{l|en|megahertz}}
* {{l|en|megajoule}}
* {{l|en|megalith}}, {{l|en|megalithic}}
* {{l|en|megalitre}}, {{l|en|megaliter}}
* {{l|en|megalomania}}, {{l|en|megalomaniac}}
* {{l|en|megalomanic}}
* {{l|en|megametre}}, {{l|en|megameter}}
* {{l|en|megamind}}
* {{l|en|meganewton}}
* {{l|en|megapack}}
* {{l|en|megaparsec}}
* {{l|en|megaphone}}
* {{l|en|megapixel}}
* {{l|en|megapode}}
* {{l|en|megapolis}}
* {{l|en|megarad}}
* {{l|en|megascope}}
<!-- * [[megaspeed]] is this different from "mega speed", which I have moved to "mega" ? -->
* {{l|en|megasporangium}}
* {{l|en|megaspore}}, {{l|en|megasporic}}
* {{l|en|megasporophyll}}
* {{l|en|megastar}}
* {{l|en|megastore}}
* {{l|en|megastorm}}
* {{l|en|megastructure}}
* {{l|en|megatechnology}}
* {{l|en|megathere}}, {{l|en|megatherian}}, {{taxfmt|Megatherium|genus}}
* {{l|en|megaton}}
* {{l|en|megavertebrate}}
* {{l|en|megavitamin}}
* {{l|en|megavolt}}
* {{l|en|megawatt}}
* {{l|en|mega-wide}}
* {{l|en|mega world}}
* {{l|en|megohm}}
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====Related terms====
* {{l|en|mega}} (adjective)
* {{l|en|much}}
* {{l|en|almagest}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|very large, great}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|мега-}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|mega-}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|mega-}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|mega-}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|mega-}}, {{t|fi|[[jätti]]-}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|mega-}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|მეგა-}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μεγα-}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|מֶגָה|tr=méga}}, {{t|he|מֶגָ־|tr=méga-}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|maha-}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|mega-}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|超|tr=chō}}, {{t+|ja|巨大|tr=kyodai}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|mega-}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|mega-}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|mega-}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ме́га-}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|mega-}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|multiplication factor one million}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|мега-}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|mega-}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t+|yue|兆|tr=siu6|alt=兆-}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|兆|alt=兆-|tr=zhào-}} {{qualifier|mainland China}}, {{t+|cmn|百萬|alt=百萬-|tr=bǎiwàn-}} {{qualifier|Taiwan}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|mega-}}
* Danish: {{t|da|mega-}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|mega-}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|mega-}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|mega-}}
* French: {{t+|fr|méga-}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|mega-}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|მეგა-}}
* German: {{t+|de|mega-}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μεγα-}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|מֶגָה|tr=méga}}, {{t|he|מג־ (méga־)|tr=méga-|alt=מֶגָ־}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|mega-}}
* Ido: {{t|io|mega-}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|mega-}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|mega-}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|メガ|tr=mega}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|메가-}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|mega-}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|mega-}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|mega-}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|mega-}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|mega-}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ме́га-}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|mega-}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|mega-}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|mega-}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|mega-}}
* Thai: {{t|th|เมกะ-|tr=mee-ga}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|mega-}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* Latin: {{t-check|la|mega-}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aegm|game|mage}}

{{C|en|Metric prefixes}}
{{cln|en|productive prefixes}}

==Czech==

===Etymology===
{{der+|cs|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Prefix===
{{head|cs|prefix}}

# {{l|en|mega-}} {{gloss|SI system}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|cs}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:cs:KNLA}}
* {{R:cs:SSJC}}
* {{R:cs:Slovnik afixu}}

==Danish==

===Etymology===
From {{der|da|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Prefix===
{{da-prefix}}

# {{l|en|mega-}} {{gloss|SI system}}
# {{lb|da|informal}} [[very]]
#* {{quote-book|da|year=2014|author=Thomas Halling|title=Mia & Marcus|publisher=Lindhardt og Ringhof|isbn=9788711342695
|passage=Mia var jo '''mega'''sød.
|t=Mia was '''really''' sweet.}}
#* {{quote-book|da|year=2015|author=Kjell Eriksson|title=Natravnen|publisher=Klim|isbn=9788771296396
|passage=Netop derfor, sagde Wolf, – netop fordi det er så stort, så fandens '''mega'''stort.
|t=Precisely for that reason, Wolf said, - precisely because it is so large, so damn '''huge'''.}}

====Synonyms====
* {{l|da|herre-}}
* {{l|da|super-}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|da}}

===References===
* {{R:DDO}}

{{cln|da|informal intensifying prefixes}}

==Dutch==
{{wikipedia|mega (voorvoegsel)|lang=nl}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|nl|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}, from {{der|nl|ine-pro|*meǵh₂s||great}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ˈmeː.ɣaː/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-mega-.ogg}}

===Prefix===
{{head|nl|prefix}}

# {{l|en|mega-}}

{{prefixsee|nl}}

==Finnish==

===Etymology===
From {{der|fi|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{fi-p}}

===Prefix===
{{fi-prefix}}

# [[#English|mega-]]
# {{lb|fi|informal}} [[super-]], [[extremely]]

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|fi}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|fi|kilo-}}
* {{l|fi|giga-}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:KTSK|accessdate=2023-07-03}}

{{C|fi|SI units}}

==German==

===Etymology===
From {{der|de|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|de|De-mega-.ogg}}

===Prefix===
{{head|de|prefix}}

# [[#English|mega-]]

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|de}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Duden}}
* {{R:DWDS}}

==Hungarian==

===Etymology===
From {{der|hu|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.<ref>{{R:TotfalusiEty 2005}}</ref>

===Pronunciation===
* {{hu-IPA}}
* {{hyphenation|hu|me|ga}}

===Prefix===
{{head|hu|prefix}}

# {{l|en|mega-}} {{gloss|in the [[International System of Units]] and other [[metric]] systems of units, multiplying the [[unit]] to which it is attached by one [[million]] (10<sup>6</sup>.)}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|hu|pos=noun}}

===References===
<references/>

==Icelandic==

===Etymology===
From {{der|is|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Prefix===
{{head|is|prefix}}

# {{l|en|mega-}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|is}}

{{C|is|SI units}}

==Indonesian==

===Etymology===
From {{der|id|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|id|[mɛɡa]}}
* {{hyphenation|id|mè|ga}}

===Prefix===
{{head|id|prefix|head=mèga-}}

# {{l|en|mega-}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|id}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:KBBI Daring}}

==Italian==

===Etymology===
From {{der|it|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|mèga-}}

===Prefix===
{{head|it|prefix}}

# {{l|en|mega-}} (all senses)

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|it}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:it:Olivetti}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|it|a=aegm|gema}}

==Latvian==

===Etymology===
From {{der|lv|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Prefix===
{{head|lv|prefix}}

# [[#English|mega-]]

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|lv}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:SDTV}}

==Norwegian Bokmål==

===Etymology===
From {{der|nb|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Prefix===
{{head|nb|prefix}}

# {{l|en|mega-}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|nb}}

===References===
* {{R:Dokpro|lang=nb}}
* {{R:NAOB}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Etymology===
From {{der|nn|grc|μέγας|}}.

===Prefix===
{{head|nn|prefix}}

# {{l|en|mega-}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|nn}}

===References===
* {{R:Dokpro|lang=nn}}

==Polish==

===Etymology===
{{lbor|pl|grc|μέγα-}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|a=LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-mega-.wav|hh=mega}}

===Prefix===
{{head|pl|prefix}}

# {{l|en|mega-}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|pl}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:PWN}}

==Portuguese==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|pt|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Prefix===
{{head|pt|prefix}}

# {{l|en|mega-}} {{gloss|very large, great}}
# {{l|en|mega-}} {{gloss|multiplication factor of one million}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|pt}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
From {{der|ro|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Noun===
{{head|ro|noun|g=}}

# {{l|en|mega-}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|ro}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:DEX|mega}}

==Slovak==

===Etymology===
{{der+|sk|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Prefix===
{{head|sk|prefix}}

# {{l|en|mega-}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|sk}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:sk:SDK}}

==Slovene==

===Etymology===
From {{der|sl|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{sl-IPA|mẹ̑ga-}}

===Prefix===
{{head|sl|prefix|head=mẹ̑ga-}}

# [[#English|mega-]]

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|sl}}

====Further reading====
* {{R:Fran}}

==Spanish==

===Etymology===
From {{der|es|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Prefix===
{{head|es|prefix}}

# {{l|en|mega-}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|es}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}

==Swedish==

===Etymology===
From {{der|sv|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sv|/meːɡa/|/mɛɡa/}}

===Prefix===
{{head|sv|prefix}}

# {{l|en|mega-}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|sv}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:svenska.se|saob}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|sv|a=aegm|mage}}

==Turkish==

===Etymology===
From {{der|tr|grc|μέγας||great, large, mighty}}.

===Prefix===
{{head|tr|prefix}}

# {{l|en|mega-}}

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|tr}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:tr:TDK|megavat}}