mega

See also: méga, mêga, mëga, mega-, and méga-

English

Etymology

From the prefix mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɡə/

• Audio (AU)

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡə

Adjective

mega (not comparable)

1. (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.

2. (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.

   • July 15, 2011, Liam Gallagher, quoted at the launch of the new Manchester City F.C. kit

     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.

Related terms

• mega-

Translations

very large

• Finnish: mega- (fi), jättiläis- (fi)

• Greek: μέγας (el) (mégas)

great, excellent

• Finnish: mahtava (fi), erinomainen (fi)

• Greek: μέγας (el) (mégas)

Anagrams

• game, mage

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Catalan

Noun

mega f (plural megues)

1. Clipping of megabyte.

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Czech

Noun

mega n

1. (informal) million

Synonyms

• See also milión

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Danish

Etymology

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

Adverb

mega

1. (informal) very

   Synonyms: herre, super

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Esperanto

Esperanto ordinal numbers

	1,000,000a
Cardinal : meg     Ordinal : mega

Etymology

From meg +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɡa/
• Hyphenation: me‧ga
• Rhymes: -eɡa

Adjective

mega (accusative singular megan, plural megaj, accusative plural megajn)

1. (neologism, rare) millionth

   Synonym: miliona

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːa/

  Rhymes: -eːa

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːja/

  Rhymes: -iːja

Verb

mega

1. must, may

Conjugation

   Conjugation of mega (muga)

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	—	—!	—	—!

References

• Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen, et al.: Føroysk orðabók. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag 1998. (“mega”)

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɡɑ/, [ˈme̞ɡɑ]
• Rhymes: -eɡɑ
• Syllabification: me‧ga

Noun

mega

1. (computing, colloquial) Short for megatavu (“megabyte”).
2. (computing, colloquial) Short for megabitti (“megabit”).

Declension

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

Possessive forms of mega (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	megani	megamme
2nd person	megasi	meganne
3rd person	megansa

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeiːɣa/
• Rhymes: -eiːɣa

Verb

mega (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative má, third-person singular past indicative mátti, supine mátt)

1. (transitive, intransitive, governs the accusative) to be allowed, to be permitted, to may

   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

2. (intransitive) to must, to have to

   Synonym: verða

3. to have the strength, to be able

   Synonym: megna

Derived terms

• 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

 

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mega, from Sanskrit मेघ (megha, “cloud”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mega or mèga

1. cloud (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)

   Synonym: awan

Further reading

• “mega” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit मेघ (megha, “cloud”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /meɡə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /meɡa/
• Rhymes: -eɡə, -ɡə, -ə

Noun

mega (Jawi spelling ميݢ‎, plural mega-mega, informal 1st possessive megaku, impolite 2nd possessive megamu, 3rd possessive meganya)

1. cloud (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)

   Synonym: awan / اون‎ (more commonly used)

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *meganą, *maganą.

Verb

mega

1. must, may
2. to be able to

Conjugation

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

Descendants

• Icelandic: mega
• Faroese: mega
• Old Swedish: magha, mugha
  • Swedish: må
• Danish: måtte
• Norwegian: måtte, må, umage
• Westrobothnian: mått, må, omaga

References

• mega in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɡa/
• Hyphenation: me‧ga

Adverb

mega

1. (informal) very, super (intensifier)

   Synonyms: muito, super

Noun

mega m (plural megas or mega)

1. Clipping of megabyte.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɡa/, [ˈmeɣa]

Etymology 1

Noun

mega f (plural megas)

1. Clipping of megabyte.

Etymology 2

Adjective

mega

1. feminine singular of mego

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Sundanese

Romanization

mega

1. Romanization of ᮙᮦᮌ (cloud)