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mega-

See also: MEGA, Mega, mega, méga, mëga, mêga, mêgâ, and méga-

Translingual edit

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From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

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mega-

  1. Used with taxon names to form other taxon names, usually for a morphologically similar taxon differing only in size

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Translingual terms prefixed with mega-

English edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”). Cognate with Latin magnus, Sanskrit मह (maha, “great, massive, large-scale, epic”), and with Germanic words: Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils), Old English micel, Middle English muchel, English much, Old High German mihhil, Old Norse mikill, Danish meget.

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SI prefix
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mega-

  1. (originally) Very large, great.
  2. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.) SI Symbol: M.
  3. (computing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 220 (= 1,048,576, the binary number closest to a million). Computing symbol: Mi.
  4. (computing, marketing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 210 × 103 (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).
  5. (slang, augmentative) Really, very, uber-, super-.
    • 2014, Michael Griffo, Starfall (The Darkborn Legacy), New York, NY: Kensington Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, pages 93–94:
      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.

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  • Because the meaning "220" 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.

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Czech edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

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mega-

  1. mega- (SI system)

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Czech terms prefixed with mega-

Further reading edit

  • mega- in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • mega- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • mega- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

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mega-

  1. mega- (SI system)
  2. (informal) very
    • 2014, Thomas Halling, Mia & Marcus, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      Mia var jo megasød.
      Mia was really sweet.
    • 2015, Kjell Eriksson, Natravnen, Klim, →ISBN:
      Netop derfor, sagde Wolf, – netop fordi det er så stort, så fandens megastort.
      Precisely for that reason, Wolf said, - precisely because it is so large, so damn huge.

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Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeː.ɣaː/
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mega-

  1. mega-
Dutch terms prefixed with mega-

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɡɑ-/, [ˈme̞ɡɑ̝-]

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mega-

  1. mega-
  2. (informal) super-, extremely

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Finnish terms prefixed with mega-

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German edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

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mega-

  1. mega-

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German terms prefixed with mega-

Further reading edit

  • “mega-” in Duden online
  • “mega-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛɡɒ]
  • Hyphenation: me‧ga

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mega-

  1. mega- (in the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.))

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Hungarian nouns prefixed with mega-

References edit

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Icelandic edit

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From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

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mega-

  1. mega-

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Icelandic terms prefixed with mega-

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mɛɡa]
  • Hyphenation: mè‧ga

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mèga-

  1. mega-

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Category Indonesian terms prefixed with mega- not found

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Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɛ.ɡa/
  • Hyphenation: mè‧ga-

Prefix edit

mega-

  1. mega- (all senses)

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Italian terms prefixed with mega-

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  • mega- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

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mega-

  1. mega-

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Latvian terms prefixed with mega-

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

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mega-

  1. mega-

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Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with mega-

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

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From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas).

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mega-

  1. mega-

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Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with mega-

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Polish edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

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mega-

  1. mega-

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Polish terms prefixed with mega-

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  • mega- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

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mega-

  1. mega- (very large, great)
  2. mega- (multiplication factor of one million)

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Portuguese terms prefixed with mega-

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

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mega-

  1. mega-

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Slovak edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

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mega-

  1. mega-

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Slovak terms prefixed with mega-

Further reading edit

  • “mega-”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene edit

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From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

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mẹ̑ga-

  1. mega-

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Slovene terms prefixed with mega-

Further reading edit

  • “mega-”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

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mega-

  1. mega-

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Spanish terms prefixed with mega-

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

Pronunciation edit

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mega-

  1. mega-

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Swedish terms prefixed with mega-

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Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

Prefix edit

mega-

  1. mega-

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Turkish terms prefixed with mega-

Further reading edit

  • “megavat”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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