Γίγας

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Ancient Greek

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Ἡ τῆς Περγάμου γλυφὴ ὑφ' ἧς εἰκάζεται ἡ Γιγαντομαχία ἡ μάχη μετὰ τῶν θεῶν καὶ τῶν Γιγάντων

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

 

Noun

Γίγᾱς • (Gígās) m (genitive Γῐ́γᾰντος); third declension

  1. one of the Gigantes; a Gigas

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Γῐ́γᾱς; τοῦ Γῐ́γᾰντος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
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

References

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