"μεγα-" meaning in Greek

See μεγα- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: mega- [romanization]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”). Etymology templates: {{uder|el|grc|μέγας||large}} Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) Head templates: {{head|el|prefix|head=|sort=}} μεγα- • (mega-), {{el-prefix}} μεγα- • (mega-)
  1. mega- (SI unit prefix, 10⁶) Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): SI units Synonyms: μεγά- (megá-)
    Sense id: en-μεγα--el-prefix-UxMLh-Vm Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek undefined derivations

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for μεγα- meaning in Greek (1.6kB)

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