"μέγιστος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μέγιστος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mé.ɡis.tos/, /ˈme.ʝis.tos/, /ˈme.ʝis.tos/, /mé.ɡis.tos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈme.ɡis.tos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈme.ʝis.tos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈme.ʝis.tos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈme.ʝis.tos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From μέγας (mégas) + -ιστος (-istos). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|μέγας|-ιστος}} μέγας (mégas) + -ιστος (-istos) Inflection templates: {{grc-adecl|μέγῐστος|η|deg=super}} Forms: μέγῐστος [canonical], mégistos [romanization], μεγῐ́στη [feminine], μέγῐστον [neuter], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], μέγῐστος [masculine, nominative, singular], μεγῐ́στη [feminine, nominative, singular], μέγῐστον [neuter, nominative, singular], μεγῐ́στω [dual, masculine, nominative], μεγῐ́στᾱ [dual, feminine, nominative], μεγῐ́στω [dual, neuter, nominative], μέγῐστοι [masculine, nominative, plural], μέγῐσται [feminine, nominative, plural], μέγῐστᾰ [neuter, nominative, plural], μεγῐ́στου [genitive, masculine, singular], μεγῐ́στης [feminine, genitive, singular], μεγῐ́στου [genitive, neuter, singular], μεγῐ́στοιν [dual, genitive, masculine], μεγῐ́σταιν [dual, feminine, genitive], μεγῐ́στοιν [dual, genitive, neuter], μεγῐ́στων [genitive, masculine, plural], μεγῐ́στων [feminine, genitive, plural], μεγῐ́στων [genitive, neuter, plural], μεγῐ́στῳ [dative, masculine, singular], μεγῐ́στῃ [dative, feminine, singular], μεγῐ́στῳ [dative, neuter, singular], μεγῐ́στοιν [dative, dual, masculine], μεγῐ́σταιν [dative, dual, feminine], μεγῐ́στοιν [dative, dual, neuter], μεγῐ́στοις [dative, masculine, plural], μεγῐ́σταις [dative, feminine, plural], μεγῐ́στοις [dative, neuter, plural], μέγῐστον [accusative, masculine, singular], μεγῐ́στην [accusative, feminine, singular], μέγῐστον [accusative, neuter, singular], μεγῐ́στω [accusative, dual, masculine], μεγῐ́στᾱ [accusative, dual, feminine], μεγῐ́στω [accusative, dual, neuter], μεγῐ́στους [accusative, masculine, plural], μεγῐ́στᾱς [accusative, feminine, plural], μέγῐστᾰ [accusative, neuter, plural], μέγῐστε [masculine, singular, vocative], μεγῐ́στη [feminine, singular, vocative], μέγῐστον [neuter, singular, vocative], μεγῐ́στω [dual, masculine, vocative], μεγῐ́στᾱ [dual, feminine, vocative], μεγῐ́στω [dual, neuter, vocative], μέγῐστοι [masculine, plural, vocative], μέγῐσται [feminine, plural, vocative], μέγῐστᾰ [neuter, plural, vocative], μέγῐστᾰ [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], - [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], - [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative]
  1. superlative degree of μέγας (mégas): biggest, largest Tags: form-of, superlative Form of: μέγας (extra: (mégas): biggest, largest)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μέγας",
        "3": "-ιστος"
      },
      "expansion": "μέγας (mégas) + -ιστος (-istos)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From μέγας (mégas) + -ιστος (-istos).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστος",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mégistos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στη",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστον",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First and second declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστος",
      "roman": "mégistos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στη",
      "roman": "megístē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστον",
      "roman": "mégiston",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στω",
      "roman": "megístō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στᾱ",
      "roman": "megístā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στω",
      "roman": "megístō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστοι",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐσται",
      "roman": "mégistai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστᾰ",
      "roman": "mégista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στου",
      "roman": "megístou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στης",
      "roman": "megístēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στου",
      "roman": "megístou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στοιν",
      "roman": "megístoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́σταιν",
      "roman": "megístain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στοιν",
      "roman": "megístoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στων",
      "roman": "megístōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στων",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στων",
      "roman": "megístōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στῳ",
      "roman": "megístōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στῃ",
      "roman": "megístēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στοιν",
      "roman": "megístoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́σταιν",
      "roman": "megístain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στοιν",
      "roman": "megístoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στοις",
      "roman": "megístois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́σταις",
      "roman": "megístais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στοις",
      "roman": "megístois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστον",
      "roman": "mégiston",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στην",
      "roman": "megístēn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστον",
      "roman": "mégiston",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στω",
      "roman": "megístō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στᾱ",
      "roman": "megístā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στω",
      "roman": "megístō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στους",
      "roman": "megístous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στᾱς",
      "roman": "megístās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστᾰ",
      "roman": "mégista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστε",
      "roman": "mégiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στη",
      "roman": "megístē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστον",
      "roman": "mégiston",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στω",
      "roman": "megístō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στᾱ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στω",
      "roman": "megístō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστοι",
      "roman": "mégistoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐσται",
      "roman": "mégistai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστᾰ",
      "roman": "mégista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστᾰ",
      "roman": "mégista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μέγῐστος",
        "2": "η",
        "deg": "super"
      },
      "name": "grc-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(mégas): biggest, largest",
          "word": "μέγας"
        }
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        "superlative degree of μέγας (mégas): biggest, largest"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "μέγας",
          "μέγας#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "biggest",
          "biggest"
        ],
        [
          "largest",
          "largest"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.ɡis.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.ʝis.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.ʝis.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.ɡis.tos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.ɡis.tos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.ʝis.tos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.ʝis.tos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.ʝis.tos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μέγιστος"
}
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From μέγας (mégas) + -ιστος (-istos).",
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      "form": "μέγῐστος",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "μέγῐστον",
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        "neuter"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστος",
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      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στη",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "μέγῐστον",
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      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στω",
      "roman": "megístō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στᾱ",
      "roman": "megístā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "nominative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στω",
      "roman": "megístō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστοι",
      "roman": "mégistoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐσται",
      "roman": "mégistai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστᾰ",
      "roman": "mégista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στου",
      "roman": "megístou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στης",
      "roman": "megístēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στου",
      "roman": "megístou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στοιν",
      "roman": "megístoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́σταιν",
      "roman": "megístain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στοιν",
      "roman": "megístoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στων",
      "roman": "megístōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στων",
      "roman": "megístōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στων",
      "roman": "megístōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στῳ",
      "roman": "megístōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στῃ",
      "roman": "megístēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στῳ",
      "roman": "megístōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στοιν",
      "roman": "megístoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́σταιν",
      "roman": "megístain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στοιν",
      "roman": "megístoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στοις",
      "roman": "megístois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́σταις",
      "roman": "megístais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στοις",
      "roman": "megístois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστον",
      "roman": "mégiston",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στην",
      "roman": "megístēn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστον",
      "roman": "mégiston",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στω",
      "roman": "megístō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στᾱ",
      "roman": "megístā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στω",
      "roman": "megístō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στους",
      "roman": "megístous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στᾱς",
      "roman": "megístās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστᾰ",
      "roman": "mégista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστε",
      "roman": "mégiste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στη",
      "roman": "megístē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστον",
      "roman": "mégiston",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στω",
      "roman": "megístō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στᾱ",
      "roman": "megístā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεγῐ́στω",
      "roman": "megístō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστοι",
      "roman": "mégistoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐσται",
      "roman": "mégistai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστᾰ",
      "roman": "mégista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέγῐστᾰ",
      "roman": "mégista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μέγῐστος",
        "2": "η",
        "deg": "super"
      },
      "name": "grc-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek non-lemma forms",
        "Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek superlative adjectives",
        "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιστος",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(mégas): biggest, largest",
          "word": "μέγας"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "superlative degree of μέγας (mégas): biggest, largest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "μέγας",
          "μέγας#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "biggest",
          "biggest"
        ],
        [
          "largest",
          "largest"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.ɡis.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.ʝis.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.ʝis.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.ɡis.tos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.ɡis.tos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.ʝis.tos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.ʝis.tos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.ʝis.tos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μέγιστος"
}

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "μέγιστος",
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