μεγαλόψυχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μέγας (mégas, “large”) +‎ ψῡχή (psūkhḗ, “spirit”).

Adjective

μεγᾰλόψῡχος • (megălópsūkhos) m or f (neuter μεγᾰλόψῡχον); second declension

1. magnanimous, generous

Declension

Second declension of μεγᾰλόψῡχος; μεγᾰλόψῡχον (Attic)

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
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.ɣaˈlo.psi.xos/
• Hyphenation: με‧γα‧λό‧ψυ‧χος

Adjective

μεγαλόψυχος • (megalópsychos) m (feminine μεγαλόψυχη, neuter μεγαλόψυχο)

1. magnanimous

Declension

Declension of μεγαλόψυχος

	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)