μάλιστα
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Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
Superlative of μάλα (mála, “very”), from μάλα + -ιστα (-ista, superlative adverb suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /má.lis.ta/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈma.lis.ta/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈma.lis.ta/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈma.lis.ta/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈma.lis.ta/
Adverb edit
μᾰ́λῐστᾰ • (málista)
Descendants edit
- Greek: μάλιστα (málista)
References edit
- “μάλιστα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “μάλιστα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “μάλιστα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- μάλιστα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- μάλιστα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- G3122 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- about idem, page 2.
- best idem, page 75.
- chiefly idem, page 129.
- eminently idem, page 268.
- especially idem, page 282.
- just idem, page 466.
- largely idem, page 477.
- mainly idem, page 508.
- materially idem, page 517.
- most idem, page 542.
- nearly idem, page 553.
- notably idem, page 562.
- particularly idem, page 594.
- peculiarly idem, page 601.
- pre-eminently idem, page 634.
- principally idem, page 641.
- singularly idem, page 779.
- superlatively idem, page 839.
- yes idem, page 996.
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μάλιστα (málista).
Adverb edit
μάλιστα • (málista)
- yes, certainly, ok, of course, right you are, okey-dokey (acknowledging that a request has been heard and understood)