main

(Αγγλικός)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
2. (not-comparable) Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
3. (archaic, not-comparable, usually) Full, sheer, undivided.
4. (dialectal, not-comparable) Big; angry.
5. (not-comparable) Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.
6. (not-comparable, obsolete) Great in size or degree; important, powerful, strong, vast.

Adv

Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.

Verb

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang, transitive) Ellipsis of mainline (“to inject (a drug) directly into a vein”).
2. (transitive) To mainly play a specific character or side, or with specific equipment, during a game.
3. (obsolete) To convert (a road) into a main or primary road.

Noun

1. That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
2. That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
3. (Internet) That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
4. A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal) Ellipsis of main course (“the principal dish of a meal”).
6. (poetic) The high seas.
7. (US, archaic, dialectal) The mainland.
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of mainsail.
9. (obsolete) Force, power, strength, violent effort.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A hand or match in a game of dice.
2. (obsolete) The largest throw in a match at dice; in the game of hazard, a number from one to nine called out by a person before the dice are thrown.
3. (obsolete) A stake played for at dice.
4. (obsolete) A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match.
5. A banker's shovel for coins.

Noun

A basket for gathering grapes.

Απέναντι από

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Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/meɪn/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: mayn

Κληρονομήθηκε από Παλαιά Αγγλικά: mægen-

Συγγενές με Παλαιά Άνω Γερμανικά: megīn

Συγγενές με Γερμανικά: Möge

Συγγενές με Παλαιά Αγγλικά: magan

Κληρονομήθηκε από Παλαιά Αγγλικά: mæġen

Συγγενές με Παλαιά Άνω Γερμανικά: magen

Συγγενές με Παλαιά Νορβηγικά: magn

Συγγενές με Old Saxon: megin

In summary

From Middle English mayn, main, maine, mæin, meyn, from main (noun) (see further at etymology 2); compare Old English mæġen (“strong, main, principal”) (used in combination) and Old Norse megn, megenn (“strong, main”).
The word is cognate with Old High German megīn (“strong, mighty”) (modern German Möge, Vermögen (“power, wealth”)), and also akin to Old English magan (“to be able to”). See also may.

Έννοιες

κύριος

ουσώδης

ουσιώδης

αγωγός

ανοικτή θάλασσα

κεντρικός αγωγός

κυρίως

κύριος αγωγός

κύριος σωλήνας

πρωτεύων

kýrios

vasikós

kentrikós

βασικός

genikós

κεντρικός

Συνώνυμα

principal

chief

primary

major

important

leading

head

central

master

capital

cardinal

basic

fundamental

essential

prime

senior

front

prominent

leader

straight track

sheer

staple

arterial

main track

duct

dominant

briny

crucial

supreme

main pipe

conduit

big

principle

most

most important

pre-eminent

foremost

first

1st

main line

keystone

independent

general

ringleader

eldest

earlier

artery

deep

high sea

core

hegemonic

Προτάσεις

Their main enemy is the Nightmare Prince .

Ο κύριος εχθρός τους είναι ο πρίγκιπας εφιάλτης.

Her main areas of research are .

Οι κύριοι τομείς της έρευνας είναι.

Why else would he tell his main rival to prepare for a run ?

Γιατί αλλιώς θα έλεγε στον κύριο αντίπαλό του να προετοιμαστεί για ένα τρέξιμο;

Industry is a main branch of region economy .

Η βιομηχανία είναι ένας κύριος κλάδος της οικονομίας της περιοχής.

The main palace is surrounded by out buildings of later vintage .

Το κύριο παλάτι περιβάλλεται από κτίρια μεταγενέστερης τρύχας.

Its main actors and actresses have also become major stars in their own right .

Οι κύριοι ηθοποιοί και οι ηθοποιοί του έχουν επίσης γίνει σημαντικά αστέρια από μόνα τους.