gigants

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”), genitive form γιγάντος (gigántos), the name of a mythical race of large human-like beings. The word was apparently taken into Ancient Greek from a non-Indo-European pre-Greek language.

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gigants m (1st declension)

1. giant (object, animal or person of unusually large size)

   lielās pilsētas izaug par gigantiem, mazās kļūst par lielām ― the big cities grow into giants (and) the small ones become big

   dzīve ir daudzveidīga: līdzās grandiozām celtnēm un tehnikas gigantiem cilvēkam vajadzīgs zieds, smarža, daiļums ― life is diverse: in addition to grandiose buildings and technical giants, people need also flowers, aromas, beauty

   Manilas pilsētas apkārtnē atrasts neparasta izmēra cilvēka skelets: milzis bijis 5 metri garš!... giganta zobi sasnieguši 7 cm (!) garumu ― near the city of Manila a human skeleton of unusual size was found: the giant was 5 meters tall!... the giant's teeth reached a length of 7cm (!)

   Nēģeru gigants Čemberlens (viņš ir 2 metrus 20 centimetrus garš) no ASV izlases nonāca... cirka basketbola trupā ― the Negro giant Chamberlain (he is 2 meters and 20 centimeters tall) from the American team came... in a circus basketball troupe

2. giant (person of extraordinary talent or influence in a given field)

   ja mēs soli pa solim izsekojam noveles attīstībai.., tad beidzot nonākam pie vislielākā novelistikas giganta: pie krievu rakstnieka Antona Čehova ― if we follow the development of the novel step by step..., then we finally arrive at the greatest giant: the Russian writer Anton Chekhov

3. (Greek mythology) giant (member of a race of enormous beings, the children of Gaia and Uranus)

• (of "very large entity"): milzis, milzenis
• (of "large mythical being"): milzis

• (antonym(s) of “of "very large entity"”): punduris
• (antonym(s) of “of "large mythical being"”): rūķis

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• gigantisms