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Ukrainian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς (Gígās). Compare Russian гига́нт (gigánt).
Pronunciation
Noun
гіга́нт • (hihánt) m pers (genitive гіга́нта, nominative plural гіга́нти, genitive plural гіга́нтів, relational adjective гіга́нтський)
- giant
- Synonyms: ве́летень m (véletenʹ), коло́с m (kolós)
Declension
Declension of гіга́нт (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гігант”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “гігант”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “гігант”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “гігант”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “гігант”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “гігант”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “гігант”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)