Γοργώ
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Γοργών (Gorgṓn)
Etymology
From γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡor.ɡɔ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡorˈɡo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣorˈɣo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ɣorˈɣo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ɣorˈɣo/
Proper noun
Γοργώ • (Gorgṓ) f (genitive Γοργοῦς or Γοργόνος); third declension
- gorgon
Usage notes
The third declension inflections with the irregular nominative singular are only sometimes found in the archaic or verse.
Inflection
Third declension of ἡ Γοργώ; τῆς Γοργοῦς (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Γοργώ hē Gorgṓ | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Γοργοῦς tês Gorgoûs | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Γοργοῖ têi Gorgoî | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Γοργώ tḕn Gorgṓ | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Γοργοῖ Gorgoî | ||||||||||||
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Third declension of ἡ Γοργώ; τῆς Γοργόνος (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Γοργώ hē Gorgṓ | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Γοργόνος tês Gorgónos | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Γοργόνῐ têi Gorgóni | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Γοργόνᾰ tḕn Gorgóna | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Γοργώ Gorgṓ | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Γόργειος (Górgeios)
- Γοργόνειος (Gorgóneios)
- γοργόνῐον (gorgónion)
Descendants
- Greek: Γοργώ (Gorgó)
- → Latin: Gorgōn
References
- “Γοργώ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Γοργώ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Γοργώ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- Γοργώ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- “Γοργώ”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011