"μάλα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μάλα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /má.la/, /ˈma.la/, /ˈma.la/, /má.la/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈma.la/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈma.la/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈma.la/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈma.la/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: μᾰ́λᾰ [canonical], mála [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“strong, better”). Cognates include Latin melius, multus and Latvian milns. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*mel-||strong, better}} Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“strong, better”), {{cog|la|melius}} Latin melius, {{cog|lv|milns}} Latvian milns Head templates: {{head|grc|adverb|cat2=intensifiers|head=μᾰ́λᾰ}} μᾰ́λᾰ • (mála)
  1. very, very much, exceedingly
    (simply strengthening the word with which it stands)
    (with adjectives)
    Sense id: en-μάλα-grc-adv--HGrdHwI Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek intensifiers, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek intensifiers: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 17 17 17 17
  2. very, very much, exceedingly
    (simply strengthening the word with which it stands)
    (with adverbs)
    Sense id: en-μάλα-grc-adv--HGrdHwI1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek intensifiers, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek intensifiers: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 17 17 17 17
  3. very, very much, exceedingly
    (simply strengthening the word with which it stands)
    (with verbs)
    Sense id: en-μάλα-grc-adv--HGrdHwI1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek intensifiers, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek intensifiers: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 17 17 17 17
  4. very, very much, exceedingly
    (strengthening an assertion)
    Sense id: en-μάλα-grc-adv--HGrdHwI1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek intensifiers, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek intensifiers: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 17 17 17 17
  5. very, very much, exceedingly
    (in Homer, often after εἰ)
    Tags: often
    Sense id: en-μάλα-grc-adv--HGrdHwI1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek intensifiers, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek intensifiers: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 17 17 17 17
  6. very, very much, exceedingly
    (in Attic, often in answers) yes, certainly, exactly so
    Tags: often
    Sense id: en-μάλα-grc-adv-dxTdZWJN Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek intensifiers, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek intensifiers: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 17 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 17 17 17 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: μᾰ́λ’ (mál’) [abbreviation, apocopic]

Alternative forms

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          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Phaedo 80C"
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          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Phaedrus 230B"
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        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 8.7.1"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 531E"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very, very much, exceedingly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ],
        [
          "exceedingly",
          "exceedingly"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simply strengthening the word with which it stands",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "very, very much, exceedingly",
        "(simply strengthening the word with which it stands)",
        "(with adjectives)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with adjectives"
      ],
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 12.165"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 14.143"
        },
        {
          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Phaedo 80C"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 22.190"
        },
        {
          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Phaedo 92D"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 23.175"
        },
        {
          "text": "366 BCE – 348 BCE, Plato, Theaetetus 156A"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 13.557"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.717"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 18.370"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 6.258"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 20.362"
        },
        {
          "text": "458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1345"
        },
        {
          "text": "458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers 654"
        },
        {
          "text": "497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Electra 1410"
        },
        {
          "text": "458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers 870"
        },
        {
          "text": "472 BCE, Aeschylus, The Persians 1045"
        },
        {
          "text": "421 BCE, Aristophanes, Peace 460"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.181"
        },
        {
          "text": "525 BCE – 455 BCE, Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 728"
        },
        {
          "text": "458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers 879"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.241"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 5.103"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.93"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 2.37"
        },
        {
          "text": "409 BCE, Sophocles, Philoctetes 676"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very, very much, exceedingly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ],
        [
          "exceedingly",
          "exceedingly"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simply strengthening the word with which it stands",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "very, very much, exceedingly",
        "(simply strengthening the word with which it stands)",
        "(with adverbs)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with adverbs"
      ],
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 10.249"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.218"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 6.319"
        },
        {
          "text": "467 BCE, Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 915"
        },
        {
          "text": "458 BCE, Aeschylus, The Eumenides 368"
        },
        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 6.1.36"
        },
        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 7.1.25"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very, very much, exceedingly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ],
        [
          "exceedingly",
          "exceedingly"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simply strengthening the word with which it stands",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "very, very much, exceedingly",
        "(simply strengthening the word with which it stands)",
        "(with verbs)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with verbs"
      ],
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 16.492"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.733"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 10.108"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.472"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.422"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 21.583"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 3.204"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very, very much, exceedingly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ],
        [
          "exceedingly",
          "exceedingly"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "strengthening an assertion",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "very, very much, exceedingly",
        "(strengthening an assertion)"
      ],
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 17.399"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 5.485"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 9.318"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 13.317"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 14.58"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 17.710"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.217"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 17.571"
        },
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 18.385"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very, very much, exceedingly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ],
        [
          "exceedingly",
          "exceedingly"
        ],
        [
          "εἰ",
          "εἰ#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "very, very much, exceedingly",
        "(in Homer, often after εἰ)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "after εἰ",
        "in Homer"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "often"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 555D"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 564E"
        },
        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Memorabilia 1.2.46"
        },
        {
          "text": "428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Phaedrus 258C"
        },
        {
          "text": "366 BCE – 348 BCE, Plato, Theaetetus 148C"
        },
        {
          "text": "366 BCE – 348 BCE, Plato, Theaetetus 177A"
        },
        {
          "text": "385 BCE – 380 BCE, Plato, Symposium 189A"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "very, very much, exceedingly",
        "yes, certainly, exactly so"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ],
        [
          "exceedingly",
          "exceedingly"
        ],
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ],
        [
          "certainly",
          "certainly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "very, very much, exceedingly",
        "(in Attic, often in answers) yes, certainly, exactly so"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in Attic",
        "in answers"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/má.la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/má.la/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.la/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.la/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.la/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.la/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "mál’",
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "apocopic"
      ],
      "word": "μᾰ́λ’"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μάλα"
}

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