γίγγρος
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- γίγγρας (gíngras)
- γίγγρον (gíngron)
Etymology
Probably of onomatopoeic origin and thus not related to γῆρυς (gêrus) or γέρανος (géranos).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡíŋ.ɡros/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɡiŋ.ɡros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈʝiŋ.ɡros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈʝiŋ.ɡros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈʝiŋ.ɡros/
Noun
γίγγρος • (gíngros) m (genitive γίγγρου); second declension
- small Phoenician flute or fife
Inflection
Second declension of ὁ γῐ́γγρος; τοῦ γῐ́γγρου (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ γῐ́γγρος ho gíngros | τὼ γῐ́γγρω tṑ gíngrō | οἱ γῐ́γγροι hoi gíngroi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ γῐ́γγρου toû gíngrou | τοῖν γῐ́γγροιν toîn gíngroin | τῶν γῐ́γγρων tôn gíngrōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ γῐ́γγρῳ tôi gíngrōi | τοῖν γῐ́γγροιν toîn gíngroin | τοῖς γῐ́γγροις toîs gíngrois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν γῐ́γγρον tòn gíngron | τὼ γῐ́γγρω tṑ gíngrō | τοὺς γῐ́γγρους toùs gíngrous | ||||||||||
Vocative | γῐ́γγρε gíngre | γῐ́γγρω gíngrō | γῐ́γγροι gíngroi | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- γιγγράϊνος (gingráïnos)
- γιγγραντός (gingrantós)
- γιγγρασμός (gingrasmós)
- γιγγρίας (gingrías)
Further reading
- γίγγρος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN