COMPOUND: μεγαλήτωρ, -ορος
CATEGORIZATION: A [A+N+Suf]
MEANING: ‘greathearted’
ETYMOLOGY: adj. root μεγαλ- (μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα) ‘big’ + noun root/stem ητ(ο)- (ἦτορ) ‘heart’ + adj. suf. -ωρ
OCCURRENCE: Il. II, 547, 641; V, 468, 674, 785; VI, 283, 395; VIII, 187, 523; IX, 109, 255, 629, 675; XI, 403, 626; XIII, 189, 302, 656, 712; XV, 674; XVI, 257; XVII, 90, 166, 299, 626; XVIII, 5; XIX, 278; XX, 175, 208, 263, 293, 323, 343; XXI, 53, 55, 552; XXII, 98; XXIV, 117, 145; Od. III, 432; IV, 143, 797; V, 81, 149, 233, 298, 355, 407, 464; VI, 14, 17, 196, 213, 299; VII, 58, 85, 93; VIII, 9, 464; IX, 299, 500; X, 36, 200, 207; XI, 85; XIX, 176; XXIII, 153; XXIV 365.
CASE/GENDER/NUMBER: gen. m. sg., dat. m. sg., acc. m. sg., nom. m. pl., acc. m. pl.
HEADEDNESS: exocentric
CLASSIFICATION: attributive – bahuvrῑhi
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