μεγάθυμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Bahuvrīhi compound of μέγας (mégas) +‎ θῡ́μος (thū́mos)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /me.ɡá.tʰyː.mos/ → /meˈɣa.θy.mos/ → /meˈɣa.θi.mos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /me.ɡá.tʰyː.mos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /meˈɡa.tʰy.mos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /meˈɣa.θy.mos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /meˈɣa.θy.mos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /meˈɣa.θi.mos/

Adjective

μεγάθῡμος • (megáthūmos) m or f (neuter μεγάθῡμον); second declension

1. great-hearted
2. high-minded

Declension

Second declension of μεγάθῡμος; μεγάθῡμον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		μεγάθῡμος megáthūmos	μεγάθῡμον megáthūmon		μεγαθῡ́μω megathū́mō	μεγαθῡ́μω megathū́mō		μεγάθῡμοι megáthūmoi	μεγάθῡμᾰ megáthūma
Genitive		μεγαθῡ́μου megathū́mou	μεγαθῡ́μου megathū́mou		μεγαθῡ́μοιν megathū́moin	μεγαθῡ́μοιν megathū́moin		μεγαθῡ́μων megathū́mōn	μεγαθῡ́μων megathū́mōn
Dative		μεγαθῡ́μῳ megathū́mōi	μεγαθῡ́μῳ megathū́mōi		μεγαθῡ́μοιν megathū́moin	μεγαθῡ́μοιν megathū́moin		μεγαθῡ́μοις megathū́mois	μεγαθῡ́μοις megathū́mois
Accusative		μεγάθῡμον megáthūmon	μεγάθῡμον megáthūmon		μεγαθῡ́μω megathū́mō	μεγαθῡ́μω megathū́mō		μεγαθῡ́μους megathū́mous	μεγάθῡμᾰ megáthūma
Vocative		μεγάθῡμε megáthūme	μεγάθῡμον megáthūmon		μεγαθῡ́μω megathū́mō	μεγαθῡ́μω megathū́mō		μεγάθῡμοι megáthūmoi	μεγάθῡμᾰ megáthūma
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		μεγαθῡ́μως megathū́mōs			μεγαθῡμότερος megathūmóteros			μεγαθῡμότᾰτος megathūmótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “μεγάθυμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press