μεγαλόψυχος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From μέγας (mégas, “large”) + ψῡχή (psūkhḗ, “spirit”).
Adjective
μεγᾰλόψῡχος • (megălópsūkhos) m or f (neuter μεγᾰλόψῡχον); second declension
Declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | μεγᾰλόψῡχος megălópsūkhos |
μεγᾰλόψῡχον megălópsūkhon |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω megălopsū́khō |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω megălopsū́khō |
μεγᾰλόψῡχοι megălópsūkhoi |
μεγᾰλόψῡχᾰ megălópsūkhă | ||||||||
| Genitive | μεγᾰλοψῡ́χου megălopsū́khou |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χου megălopsū́khou |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοιν megălopsū́khoin |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοιν megălopsū́khoin |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χων megălopsū́khōn |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χων megălopsū́khōn | ||||||||
| Dative | μεγᾰλοψῡ́χῳ megălopsū́khōi |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χῳ megălopsū́khōi |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοιν megălopsū́khoin |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοιν megălopsū́khoin |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοις megălopsū́khois |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοις megălopsū́khois | ||||||||
| Accusative | μεγᾰλόψῡχον megălópsūkhon |
μεγᾰλόψῡχον megălópsūkhon |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω megălopsū́khō |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω megălopsū́khō |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χους megălopsū́khous |
μεγᾰλόψῡχᾰ megălópsūkhă | ||||||||
| Vocative | μεγᾰλόψῡχε megălópsūkhe |
μεγᾰλόψῡχον megălópsūkhon |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω megălopsū́khō |
μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω megălopsū́khō |
μεγᾰλόψῡχοι megălópsūkhoi |
μεγᾰλόψῡχᾰ megălópsūkhă | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| μεγᾰλοψῡ́χως megălopsū́khōs |
μεγᾰλοψῡχότερος megălopsūkhóteros |
μεγᾰλοψῡχότᾰτος megălopsūkhótătos | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Greek: μεγαλόψυχος (megalópsychos) (learned)
- → Latin: magnanimus (calque)
- → Portuguese: megalópsico
Further reading
- “μεγαλόψυχος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “μεγαλόψυχος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μεγαλόψυχος (megalópsukhos).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.ɣaˈlo.psi.xos/
- Hyphenation: με‧γα‧λό‧ψυ‧χος
Adjective
μεγαλόψυχος • (megalópsychos) m (feminine μεγαλόψυχη, neuter μεγαλόψυχο)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | μεγαλόψυχος (megalópsychos) | μεγαλόψυχη (megalópsychi) | μεγαλόψυχο (megalópsycho) | μεγαλόψυχοι (megalópsychoi) | μεγαλόψυχες (megalópsyches) | μεγαλόψυχα (megalópsycha) | |
| genitive | μεγαλόψυχου (megalópsychou) | μεγαλόψυχης (megalópsychis) | μεγαλόψυχου (megalópsychou) | μεγαλόψυχων (megalópsychon) | μεγαλόψυχων (megalópsychon) | μεγαλόψυχων (megalópsychon) | |
| accusative | μεγαλόψυχο (megalópsycho) | μεγαλόψυχη (megalópsychi) | μεγαλόψυχο (megalópsycho) | μεγαλόψυχους (megalópsychous) | μεγαλόψυχες (megalópsyches) | μεγαλόψυχα (megalópsycha) | |
| vocative | μεγαλόψυχε (megalópsyche) | μεγαλόψυχη (megalópsychi) | μεγαλόψυχο (megalópsycho) | μεγαλόψυχοι (megalópsychoi) | μεγαλόψυχες (megalópsyches) | μεγαλόψυχα (megalópsycha) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο μεγαλόψυχος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο μεγαλόψυχος, etc.)
Derived terms
- μεγαλόψυχα (megalópsycha, adverb)
Related terms
- μεγαλοψυχία f (megalopsychía)
References
- ^ μεγαλόψυχος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language