Γίγας
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See also: γίγας
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly Pre-Greek, or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *gag-, with cognates including Lithuanian gògas. 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
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Γῐ́γᾱς ho Gĭ́gās |
τὼ Γῐ́γᾰντε tṑ Gĭ́gănte |
οἱ Γῐ́γᾰντες hoi Gĭ́găntes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Γῐ́γᾰντος toû Gĭ́găntos |
τοῖν Γῐγᾰ́ντοιν toîn Gĭgắntoin |
τῶν Γῐγᾰ́ντων tôn Gĭgắntōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Γῐ́γᾰντῐ tôi Gĭ́găntĭ |
τοῖν Γῐγᾰ́ντοιν toîn Gĭgắntoin |
τοῖς Γῐ́γᾱσῐ / Γῐ́γᾱσῐν toîs Gĭ́gāsĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Γῐ́γᾰντᾰ tòn Gĭ́găntă |
τὼ Γῐ́γᾰντε tṑ Gĭ́gănte |
τοὺς Γῐ́γᾰντᾰς toùs Gĭ́găntăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Γῐ́γᾰν Gĭ́găn |
Γῐ́γᾰντε Gĭ́gănte |
Γῐ́γᾰντες Gĭ́găntes | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek:
- Latin: gigas
References
- “Γίγας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Γίγας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011