magis
See also: Magis.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Comparative of magnopere (“much, greatly”), adverbial form of magnus (“big, great”), built from its root + Proto-Indo-European *-is, zero-grade of *-yōs. Full grade in maior/maius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈma.ɡis/, [ˈma.ɡɪs]
Audio (classical) (file)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- magis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- magis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- magis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- magis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- immorality is daily gaining ground: mores in dies magis labuntur (also with ad, e.g. ad mollitiem)
- immorality is daily gaining ground: mores in dies magis labuntur (also with ad, e.g. ad mollitiem)
- magis in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Middle English
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