According to Beekes either from Proto-Indo-European *ǵers- (“to twist; to plait”), like γέρρον (gérrhon), or from Pre-Greek.
γυργᾰθός • (gurgathós) m (genitive γυργᾰθοῦ); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ γυργᾰθός ho gurgathós |
τὼ γυργᾰθώ tṑ gurgathṓ |
οἱ γυργᾰθοί hoi gurgathoí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ γυργᾰθοῦ toû gurgathoû |
τοῖν γυργᾰθοῖν toîn gurgathoîn |
τῶν γυργᾰθῶν tôn gurgathôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ γυργᾰθῷ tôi gurgathôi |
τοῖν γυργᾰθοῖν toîn gurgathoîn |
τοῖς γυργᾰθοῖς toîs gurgathoîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν γυργᾰθόν tòn gurgathón |
τὼ γυργᾰθώ tṑ gurgathṓ |
τοὺς γυργᾰθούς toùs gurgathoús | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γυργᾰθέ gurgathé |
γυργᾰθώ gurgathṓ |
γυργᾰθοί gurgathoí | ||||||||||
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