Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
γῆρυς. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
γῆρυς, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
γῆρυς in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
γῆρυς you have here. The definition of the word
γῆρυς will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
γῆρυς, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“to shout, call”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛ̂ː.rys/ → /ˈʝi.rys/ → /ˈʝi.ris/
Noun
γῆρῠς • (gêrus) f (genitive γήρυος); third declension
- voice, speech
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “γῆρυς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- γῆρυς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- γῆρυς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- γῆρυς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- γῆρυς - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.
- “γῆρυς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.