mega
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the prefix mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mega (not comparable)
- (informal) Very large.
- 2004, Nigel Coates, Collidoscope: new interior design (page 26)
- Follow those in the know to the fifth floor of Sega's Joy Polis, a mega indoor amusement park that's part of the Odaiba Decks Tokyo Bay entertainment complex near Tange's Fuji Television building.
- 2004, Nigel Coates, Collidoscope: new interior design (page 26)
- (slang) great; excellent
- 1998, John Barwick, Targeting Text (page 25)
- We had a mega time until Peter fell in the fish pond and cut his leg.
- 2011, Anna Wilson, Pup Idol: Top of the Pups
- It was totally mega. The audience clapped and cheered when Teasel had finally finished. So did I.
- Liam Gallagher
- I've been a City fan since I was a kid, so to be involved with the launch of a new kit is colossal. Manchester City fans are known for having a lot of style and the new shirt looks mega.
- 1998, John Barwick, Targeting Text (page 25)
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
AnagramsEdit
CzechEdit
DanishEdit
EsperantoEdit
| 1,000,000a | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : meg Ordinal : mega | ||
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
mega (accusative singular megan, plural megaj, accusative plural megajn)
FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
mega
ConjugationEdit
| v | ||||
| infinitive | mega (muga) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | — | |||
| past participle | — | |||
| supine | ? | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | má | mást | má | mugu/mega |
| past | mátti | mátti | mátti | máttu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | —! | — | —! |
ReferencesEdit
- Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen, et al.: Føroysk orðabók. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag 1998. (“mega”)
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mega
- (computing, colloquial) Short for megatavu (“megabyte”).
- (computing, colloquial) Short for megabitti (“megabit”).
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of mega (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mega | megat | |
| genitive | megan | megojen | |
| partitive | megaa | megoja | |
| illative | megaan | megoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mega | megat | |
| accusative | nom. | mega | megat |
| gen. | megan | ||
| genitive | megan | megojen megainrare | |
| partitive | megaa | megoja | |
| inessive | megassa | megoissa | |
| elative | megasta | megoista | |
| illative | megaan | megoihin | |
| adessive | megalla | megoilla | |
| ablative | megalta | megoilta | |
| allative | megalle | megoille | |
| essive | megana | megoina | |
| translative | megaksi | megoiksi | |
| instructive | — | megoin | |
| abessive | megatta | megoitta | |
| comitative | — | megoineen | |
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
mega (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative má, third-person singular past indicative mátti, supine mátt)
- (transitive, intransitive, governs the accusative) to be allowed, to be permitted, to may syn.
- Þú mátt þetta ekki. ― You're not allowed to do that.
- Hvað má bjóða ykkur að borða? ― What may offer you to eat?
- Synonym: hafa leyfi til
- (intransitive) to must, to have to syn.
- Synonym: verða
- to have the strength, to be able syn.
- Synonym: megna
Derived termsEdit
- mega betur (“to have the upper hand”)
- mega ekki vamm sitt vita (“to be concerned about one's reputation”)
- mega sín ekki við (“to not manage something”)
- mega sín mikils (“have a lot of influence, to be powerful”)
- mega til (“to must, to have to”)
- mega vera að (“to have the time to do”)
- eins og nærri má geta
- mega ekki
- mega ekki hugsa til
- mega lengi lifa
- mega sín mikils
- mega vera að
- má vera
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Malay mega, from Sanskrit मेघ (megha, “cloud”).
NounEdit
mega (plural mega-mega, first-person possessive megaku, second-person possessive megamu, third-person possessive meganya)
MalayEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Sanskrit मेघ (megha, “cloud”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /meɡə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /meɡa/
- Rhymes: -eɡə, -ɡə, -ə
NounEdit
mega (Jawi spelling ميݢ, plural mega-mega, informal first-person possessive megaku, informal second-person possessive megamu, third-person possessive meganya)
- cloud (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)
Old NorseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *meganą, *maganą.
VerbEdit
mega
- must, may
- to be able to
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of mega (preterite-present)
| infinitive | mega | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | megandi | |
| past participle | megat, mátt | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | má | mátta |
| 2nd-person singular | mátt | máttir |
| 3rd-person singular | má | mátti |
| 1st-person plural | megum | máttum |
| 2nd-person plural | meguð | máttuð |
| 3rd-person plural | megu | máttu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | mega | mætta |
| 2nd-person singular | megir | mættir |
| 3rd-person singular | megi | mætti |
| 1st-person plural | megim | mættim |
| 2nd-person plural | megið | mættið |
| 3rd-person plural | megi | mætti |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | meg | |
| 1st-person plural | megum | |
| 2nd-person plural | meguð | |
DescendantsEdit
- Icelandic: mega
- Faroese: mega
- Old Swedish: magha, mugha
- Swedish: må
- Danish: måtte
- Norwegian: måtte, må, umage
- Westrobothnian: mått, må, omaga
ReferencesEdit
- mega in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press