μεγαλόψυχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Adjective

μεγᾰλόψῡχος • (megalópsūkhos) 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 megalópsūkhos	μεγᾰλόψῡχον megalópsūkhon		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω megalopsū́khō	μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω megalopsū́khō		μεγᾰλόψῡχοι megalópsūkhoi	μεγᾰλόψῡχᾰ megalópsūkha
Genitive		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χου megalopsū́khou	μεγᾰλοψῡ́χου megalopsū́khou		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοιν megalopsū́khoin	μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοιν megalopsū́khoin		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χων megalopsū́khōn	μεγᾰλοψῡ́χων megalopsū́khōn
Dative		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χῳ megalopsū́khōi	μεγᾰλοψῡ́χῳ megalopsū́khōi		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοιν megalopsū́khoin	μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοιν megalopsū́khoin		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοις megalopsū́khois	μεγᾰλοψῡ́χοις megalopsū́khois
Accusative		μεγᾰλόψῡχον megalópsūkhon	μεγᾰλόψῡχον megalópsūkhon		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω megalopsū́khō	μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω megalopsū́khō		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χους megalopsū́khous	μεγᾰλόψῡχᾰ megalópsūkha
Vocative		μεγᾰλόψῡχε megalópsūkhe	μεγᾰλόψῡχον megalópsūkhon		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω megalopsū́khō	μεγᾰλοψῡ́χω megalopsū́khō		μεγᾰλόψῡχοι megalópsūkhoi	μεγᾰλόψῡχᾰ megalópsūkha
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		μεγᾰλοψῡ́χως megalopsū́khōs			μεγᾰλοψῡχότερος megalopsūkhóteros			μεγᾰλοψῡχότᾰτος megalopsūkhótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Latin: magnanimus (calque)

Descendants

• → 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