Γίγας
See also: γίγας
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly Pre-Greek, or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *gag-, with cognates including Lithuanian gōgas. Compare the morphology of Ancient Greek Ἀκράγᾱς (Akrágās).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡí.ɡaːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɡi.ɡas/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈʝi.ɣas/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈʝi.ɣas/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈʝi.ɣas/
Noun
Γίγᾱς • (Gígās) m (genitive Γῐ́γᾰντος); third declension
- one of the Gigantes; a Gigas
Inflection
Third declension of ὁ Γῐ́γᾱς; τοῦ Γῐ́γᾰντος (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Γῐ́γᾱς ho Gígās | τὼ Γῐ́γᾰντε tṑ Gígante | οἱ Γῐ́γᾰντες hoi Gígantes | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Γῐ́γᾰντος toû Gígantos | τοῖν Γῐγᾰ́ντοιν toîn Gigántoin | τῶν Γῐγᾰ́ντων tôn Gigántōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Γῐ́γᾰντῐ tôi Gíganti | τοῖν Γῐγᾰ́ντοιν toîn Gigántoin | τοῖς Γῐ́γᾱσῐ / Γῐ́γᾱσῐν toîs Gígāsi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Γῐ́γᾰντᾰ tòn Gíganta | τὼ Γῐ́γᾰντε tṑ Gígante | τοὺς Γῐ́γᾰντᾰς toùs Gígantas | ||||||||||
Vocative | Γῐ́γᾰν Gígan | Γῐ́γᾰντε Gígante | Γῐ́γᾰντες Gígantes | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek:
- Γίγας (Gígas), γίγας (gígas)
- Γίγαντας (Gígantas), γίγαντας (gígantas)
- plural: Γίγαντες (Gígantes)
- Latin: gigas
- Catalan: gegant
- Dutch: Gigant
- Old French: geant, gaiant
- French: Géant; géant
- English: giant
- French: Géant; géant
- Friulian: gigant
- German: Gigant
- English: Gigas (plural Gigantes)
- Japanese:
- ギガス
- ギガース
- Italian: gigante (plural giganti)
- Occitan: gigant
- Portuguese: gigante
- Romanian: gigant
- Russian: Гигант (Gigant)
- Sicilian: gilanti (obsolete), giganti
- Spanish: gigante
References
- “Γίγας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Γίγας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011