mega

See also: méga, mêga, mëga, mega-, and méga-

English

Etymology

From the prefix mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɡə/

• Audio (AU):

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• 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) 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.

   • 2011, Anna Wilson, Pup Idol: Top of the Pups:

     It was totally mega. The audience clapped and cheered when Teasel had finally finished. So did I.

   • Liam Gallagher

     I've been a City fan since I was a kid, so to be involved with the launch of a new kit is colossal. Manchester City fans are known for having a lot of style and the new shirt looks mega.

Related terms

• mega-

Translations

very large

• Finnish: mega- (fi), jättiläis- (fi)
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• Greek: μέγας (el) (mégas)

great, excellent

• Finnish: mahtava (fi), erinomainen (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: μέγας (el) (mégas)

Anagrams

• game, mage

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Catalan

Noun

mega f (plural megues)

1. Clipping of megabyte.

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Czech

Noun

mega n

1. (informal) million

Synonyms

• See also milión

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Danish

Adverb

mega

1. (informal) very

   Synonyms: herre, super

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Esperanto

Esperanto ordinal numbers

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

Etymology

From meg +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmeɡa]
• Rhymes: -eɡa
• Hyphenation: me‧ga

Adjective

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

1. (neologism, rare) millionth

   Synonym: miliona

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Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːa/

  Rhymes: -eːa

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːja/

  Rhymes: -iːja

Verb

mega

1. must, may

Conjugation

Conjugation of mega (muga) (irregular)
infinitive	mega (muga)
supine	–
participle	–	–
	present	past
first singular	má	mátti
second singular	mást	mátti
third singular	má	mátti
plural	mugu/mega	máttu
	imperative
singular	–
plural	–

References

• Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen, et al.: Føroysk orðabók. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag 1998. (“mega”)

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɡɑ/, [ˈme̞ɡɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: me‧ga

Noun

mega

1. (computing, colloquial) Short for megatavu (“megabyte”).
2. (computing, colloquial) Short for megabitti (“megabit”).

Declension

Inflection of mega (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		mega	megat
genitive		megan	megojen
partitive		megaa	megoja
illative		megaan	megoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mega	megat
accusative	nom.	mega	megat
	gen.	megan
genitive		megan	megojen megain rare
partitive		megaa	megoja
inessive		megassa	megoissa
elative		megasta	megoista
illative		megaan	megoihin
adessive		megalla	megoilla
ablative		megalta	megoilta
allative		megalle	megoille
essive		megana	megoina
translative		megaksi	megoiksi
abessive		megatta	megoitta
instructive		—	megoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mega (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative megani megani accusative nom. megani megani gen. megani genitive megani megojeni megaini rare partitive megaani megojani inessive megassani megoissani elative megastani megoistani illative megaani megoihini adessive megallani megoillani ablative megaltani megoiltani allative megalleni megoilleni essive meganani megoinani translative megakseni megoikseni abessive megattani megoittani instructive — — comitative — megoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative megasi megasi accusative nom. megasi megasi gen. megasi genitive megasi megojesi megaisi rare partitive megaasi megojasi inessive megassasi megoissasi elative megastasi megoistasi illative megaasi megoihisi adessive megallasi megoillasi ablative megaltasi megoiltasi allative megallesi megoillesi essive meganasi megoinasi translative megaksesi megoiksesi abessive megattasi megoittasi instructive — — comitative — megoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative megamme megamme accusative nom. megamme megamme gen. megamme genitive megamme megojemme megaimme rare partitive megaamme megojamme inessive megassamme megoissamme elative megastamme megoistamme illative megaamme megoihimme adessive megallamme megoillamme ablative megaltamme megoiltamme allative megallemme megoillemme essive meganamme megoinamme translative megaksemme megoiksemme abessive megattamme megoittamme instructive — — comitative — megoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative meganne meganne accusative nom. meganne meganne gen. meganne genitive meganne megojenne megainne rare partitive megaanne megojanne inessive megassanne megoissanne elative megastanne megoistanne illative megaanne megoihinne adessive megallanne megoillanne ablative megaltanne megoiltanne allative megallenne megoillenne essive megananne megoinanne translative megaksenne megoiksenne abessive megattanne megoittanne instructive — — comitative — megoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative megansa megansa accusative nom. megansa megansa gen. megansa genitive megansa megojensa megainsa rare partitive megaansa megojaan megojansa inessive megassaan megassansa megoissaan megoissansa elative megastaan megastansa megoistaan megoistansa illative megaansa megoihinsa adessive megallaan megallansa megoillaan megoillansa ablative megaltaan megaltansa megoiltaan megoiltansa allative megalleen megallensa megoilleen megoillensa essive meganaan meganansa megoinaan megoinansa translative megakseen megaksensa megoikseen megoiksensa abessive megattaan megattansa megoittaan megoittansa instructive — — comitative — megoineen megoinensa

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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 mayTemplate:jump

   Þú mátt þetta ekki. ― You're not allowed to do that.

   Hvað má bjóða ykkur að borða? ― What may offer you to eat?

   Synonym: hafa leyfi til

2. (intransitive) to must, to have toTemplate:jump

   Synonym: verða

3. to have the strength, to be ableTemplate:jump

   Synonym: megna

Derived terms

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

 

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Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

mega (first-person possessive megaku, second-person possessive megamu, third-person possessive meganya)

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

   Synonym: awan

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit मेघ (megha, “cloud”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meɡə/
• IPA^(key): /meɡa/
• Rhymes: -eɡə, -ɡə, -ə

Noun

mega (Jawi spelling ميݢ, plural mega-mega, informal 1st possessive megaku, 2nd possessive megamu, 3rd possessive meganya)

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

   Synonym: awan / اون (more commonly used)

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Old Norse

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *meganą, *maganą.

Verb

mega

1. must, may
2. to be able to

Conjugation

Conjugation of mega (preterite-present)

infinitive	mega
present participle	megandi
past participle	megat, mátt
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	má	mátta
2nd-person singular	mátt	máttir
3rd-person singular	má	mátti
1st-person plural	megum	máttum
2nd-person plural	meguð	máttuð
3rd-person plural	megu	máttu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	mega	mætta
2nd-person singular	megir	mættir
3rd-person singular	megi	mætti
1st-person plural	megim	mættim
2nd-person plural	megið	mættið
3rd-person plural	megi	mætti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	meg
1st-person plural	megum
2nd-person plural	meguð

Descendants

• Icelandic: mega
• Faroese: mega
• Old Swedish: magha, mugha, mogha
  • Swedish: må
• Danish: måtte
• Norwegian: måtte, må, umage
• , ,

References

• “mega”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɡa/
• Hyphenation: me‧ga

Adverb

mega

1. (informal) very, super (intensifier)

   Synonyms: muito, super

Noun

1. Clipping of megabyte.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɡa/ [ˈme.ɣ̞a]

Etymology 1

Noun

mega f (plural megas)

1. Clipping of megabyte.

Etymology 2

Adjective

mega

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective mego.

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Sundanese

Romanization

mega

1. Romanization of ᮙᮦᮌ (cloud)