gigant

gigant

See also: Gigant

Czech

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪɡant]
• Hyphenation: gi‧gant

Noun

gigant m

1. a giant (mythical being of superhuman size or a very tall or mighty person)
2. a giant (very large company or organisation)

Declension

(mythical human)

Declension of gigant

	singular	plural
nominative	gigant	giganti
genitive	giganta	gigantů
dative	gigantovi	gigantům
accusative	giganta	giganty
vocative	gigante	giganti
locative	gigantovi	gigantech
instrumental	gigantem	giganty

(large organisation)

Declension of gigant

	singular	plural
nominative	gigant	giganty
genitive	giganta	gigantů
dative	gigantu	gigantům
accusative	giganta	giganty
vocative	gigante	giganty
locative	gigantu	gigantech
instrumental	gigantem	giganty

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “plural gigantes: giant”).

Noun

gigant m (definite singular giganten, indefinite plural giganter, definite plural gigantene)

1. a giant (mythical being of superhuman size)
2. a giant (very large company or organisation)

Derived terms

• gigantisk

References

• “gigant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “plural gigantes: giant”).

Noun

gigant m (definite singular giganten, indefinite plural gigantar, definite plural gigantane)

1. a giant (mythical being of superhuman size)
2. a giant (very large company or organisation)

Derived terms

• gigantisk

References

• “gigant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Alternative forms

• Gigant

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Gigantēs, from Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡi.ɡant/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -iɡant
• Syllabification: gi‧gant
• Homophone: Gigant

Noun

gigant m pers

1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) giant (Greek mythological creature)
2. giant (person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual)

   Synonym: tytan

Declension

Declension of gigant

	singular	plural
nominative	gigant	giganci
genitive	giganta	gigantów
dative	gigantowi	gigantom
accusative	giganta	gigantów
instrumental	gigantem	gigantami
locative	gigancie	gigantach
vocative	gigancie	giganci

Noun

gigant m inan

1. giant (large object)
2. (slang) act of fleeing from home or other permanent residence
3. (slang) roaming (instance of wandering)

   Synonym: włóczęga

Declension

Declension of gigant

	singular	plural
nominative	gigant	giganty
genitive	gigantu	gigantów
dative	gigantowi	gigantom
accusative	gigant	giganty
instrumental	gigantem	gigantami
locative	gigancie	gigantach
vocative	gigancie	giganty

Derived terms

adjective

• gigantyczny

 

nouns

• gigantyzacja
• gigantyzm

 

Related terms

adverb

• gigantycznie

 

noun

• gigantyczność

 

Further reading

• gigant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gigant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

From Italian gigante, from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”).

Noun

gigant m (plural giganți)

1. giant

Declension

Declension of gigant

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) gigant	gigantul	(niște) giganți	giganții
genitive/dative	(unui) gigant	gigantului	(unor) giganți	giganților
vocative	gigantule		giganților

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡǐɡant/
• Hyphenation: gi‧gant

Noun

gìgant m (Cyrillic spelling гѝгант)

1. giant

Declension

Declension of gigant

	singular	plural
nominative	gigant	giganti
genitive	giganta	gìganātā
dative	gigantu	gigantima
accusative	giganta	gigante
vocative	gigante	giganti
locative	gigantu	gigantima
instrumental	gigantom	gigantima

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Swedish

Noun

gigant c

1. a giant (from Greek mythology)
2. (figuratively) a giant (prominent person, something large, etc.)

   en litterär gigant

   a literary giant

Declension

Declension of gigant
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gigant	giganten	giganter	giganterna
Genitive	gigants	gigantens	giganters	giganternas

Related terms

• gigantisk (“gigantic”)

See also

• jätte

References

• gigant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gigant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gigant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)