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Γίγας
Γίγας
See also: γίγας
Ancient Greek
Ἡ τῆς Περγάμου γλυφὴ ὑφ' ἧς εἰκάζεται ἡ Γιγαντομαχία ἡ μάχη μετὰ τῶν θεῶν καὶ τῶν Γιγάντων
- (4th AD Koine) IPA(key): /ɣíɣas/
- (10th AD Byzantine) IPA(key): /ʝíɣas/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ʝíɣas/
Noun
Γίγᾱς • (Gígās) m (genitive Γίγαντος); third declension
- one of the Gigantes; a Gigas
Inflection
Third declension of Γίγᾱς, Γίγᾰντος
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Γίγᾱς | τὼ Γίγᾰντε | οἱ Γίγᾰντες |
| Genitive | τοῦ Γίγᾰντος | τοῖν Γῐγᾰ́ντοιν | τῶν Γῐγᾰ́ντων |
| Dative | τῷ Γίγᾰντῐ | τοῖν Γῐγᾰ́ντοιν | τοῖς Γίγᾱσῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | τὸν Γίγᾰντᾰ | τὼ Γίγᾰντε | τοὺς Γίγᾰντᾰς |
| Vocative | Γίγᾰν | Γίγᾰντε | Γίγᾰντες |
Descendants
- Dutch: Gigant
- English:
- French: Géant; géant
- German: Gigant
- Greek:
- Γίγας (Gígas)
- Γίγαντας (Gígantas)
- plural: Γίγαντες (Gígantes)
- Italian: gigante (plural giganti)
- Japanese:
- ギガス
- ギガース
- Latin: gigas (plural gigantes)
- Portuguese: gigante
- Russian: Гигант (Gigant)
- Spanish: gigante
References
- Γίγας in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- «Γίγας» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2016)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011