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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Γίγᾱς (Gígās).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡí.ɡaːs/ → /ˈʝi.ɣas/ → /ˈʝi.ɣas/
Adjective
γίγᾱς • (gígās) m; third declension
- giant, gigantic
Inflection
Attested only in the masculine.
Further reading
- “γίγας”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʝi.ɣas/
- Hyphenation: γί‧γας
Noun
γίγας • (gígas) m
- Literary form of γίγαντας (gígantas)
Further reading