Μεγαπένθης

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COMPOUND: Μεγαπένθης, -ους
CATEGORIZATION: N [A+N+Suf]
MEANING:  ‘Mournful,’ from the deserted father: (Megapenthes, son of Menelāus by a slave)
ETYMOLOGY: adj. stem μεγα- (μέγας) ‘big’ + noun root πένθ- (πένθος) ‘grief, sorrow’ + noun suf. -ης
OCCURRENCE: Od. IV, 11; XV, 100, 103, 122.
CASE/GENDER/NUMBER: nom. m. sg., acc. sg.
HEADEDNESS: exocentric
CLASSIFICATION: attributive – bahuvrihi
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