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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡí.ɡan.tas/ → /ˈʝi.ɣan.tas/ → /ˈʝi.ɣan.das/
Adjective
γίγαντᾰς • (gígantas)
- masculine accusative plural of γίγᾱς (gígās)
Greek
- γίγας m (gígas) — more formal
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek γίγαντας (gígantas), from Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas) from the accusative singular τὸν (tòn) Γίγαντα (Gíganta)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʝi.ɣan.das/
- Hyphenation: γί‧γα‧ντας
Noun
γίγαντας • (gígantas) m (plural γίγαντες, feminine γιγάντισσα)
- giant (mythical anthropomorphic creature of great size) written with initial capital Γίγαντας (Gígantas)
- giant (large person or organisation)
- (astronomy) giant star
Declension
Synonyms
- κολοσσός m (kolossós, “colossus, giant”)
Derived terms
γίγαντες πλακί m pl (gígantes plakí, “gigantes (giant beans) cooked as plaki - a savoury dish”)
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