meg-

meg-

1. Alternative form of mega- used before a vowel.

   megohm

• EGM, EMG, GEM, Gem, MGE, gem

• mög- (dialectal)

May be related to Erzya мекев (mekev, “back, backwards”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛɡ]

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meg-

1. A verbal prefix with the following meanings:
   1. (original meaning, now rare) back, backwards

      fordul (“to turn”) → megfordul (“to turn around, to turn back”)

   2. It adds a perfective aspect to the verb in all tenses.

      talál (“to find, to come across”) → megtalál (“to find (after searching)”)

   3. It expresses the beginning of an action (inchoative aspect).

      szeret (“to love”) → megszeret (“to come to like, to become attached to, to become fond of”)

   4. It sometimes changes the meaning of the verb.

      szól (“to say something”) → megszól (“to backtalk”)

• Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes

• Hungarian verbal prefixes in the English Wikipedia