mégăs

mégăs μέγᾰς

• From Proto-Hellenic *mégas,
  • from a conflation of Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”) with its derivative *meǵh₂los (“great”).
• 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).
  • ahd. mach, Macht, mag …

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mé.ɡas/ → /ˈme.ɣas/ → /ˈme.ɣas/

Adjective

μέγᾰς • (mégăs) m (feminine μεγάλη, neuter μέγᾰ); first/second declension

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