Contionary:mega

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Jantis

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈmɛgə/

Noun

mega (Devanagari spelling मेगा)

  1. good, moral

Inflection

Athematic 1 
Masculine Singular Plural
Nominative mega megēs
Accusative megum megus
Genitive meges megō
Dative megī megamu
Feminine Singular Plural
Nominative megī megīs
Accusative megīm
Genitive mejas mejeō
Dative mejaī mejamu
Neuter Singular Plural
Nominative mega megā
Accusative
Genitive megus megō
Dative megī megamu

Grekelin

Pronunciation (IPA)

  • IPA: /ˈme.ga/, [ˈmɛɡa]

Etymology

From Old Grekelin μέγα (mégha), from Ancient Greek μέγα, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”). Cognate with Sanskrit मह (mahá), Old Armenian մեծ (mec), Old Irish maige, Albanian madh, Latin magnus, English much, Greek μέγας.

Adjective

  1. Big, large in size
    Eni mega pohari viza   (A big glass of water)
  1. (Rare, mostly replaced with Contionary:nagy) A royal person of high prestige, equivalent to English great
    Mega alexandros   (Alexander The Great)

Alternative forms

  1. méga (Long stressed vowel, mostly met in northern accents)
  2. megga (Obsolete spelling)