γάνος

See also: Γάνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From γάνυμαι (gánumai, “to brighten up, to rejoice”) +‎ -ος (-os), from Proto-Indo-European *gh₂-n-u-, probably related to γηθέω (gēthéō, “to rejoice”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡá.nos/ → /ˈɣa.nos/ → /ˈɣa.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡá.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/

Noun

γάνος • (gános) n (genitive γάνεος); third declension

1. brightness, sheen
2. gladness, joy, pride
3. freshness, limpidity, transparency (of liquids)

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ γᾰ́νος; τοῦ γᾰ́νεος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ γᾰ́νος tò gános	τὼ γᾰ́νεε tṑ gánee	τᾰ̀ γᾰ́νεᾰ tà gánea
Genitive	τοῦ γᾰ́νεος toû gáneos	τοῖν γᾰνέοιν toîn ganéoin	τῶν γᾰνέων tôn ganéōn
Dative	τῷ γᾰ́νεῐ̈ tôi gáneï	τοῖν γᾰνέοιν toîn ganéoin	τοῖς γᾰ́νεσῐ / γᾰ́νεσῐν toîs gánesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ γᾰ́νος tò gános	τὼ γᾰ́νεε tṑ gánee	τᾰ̀ γᾰ́νεᾰ tà gánea
Vocative	γᾰ́νος gános	γᾰ́νεε gánee	γᾰ́νεᾰ gánea
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Etymology 2

From Semitic. Compare Hebrew גַּן (gan, “garden”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡá.nos/ → /ˈɣa.nos/ → /ˈɣa.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡá.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/

Noun

γάνος • (gános) n (genitive γάνεος); third declension

1. garden

   Synonyms: κῆπος (kêpos), παράδεισος (parádeisos)

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ γᾰ́νος; τοῦ γᾰ́νεος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ γᾰ́νος tò gános	τὼ γᾰ́νεε tṑ gánee	τᾰ̀ γᾰ́νεᾰ tà gánea
Genitive	τοῦ γᾰ́νεος toû gáneos	τοῖν γᾰνέοιν toîn ganéoin	τῶν γᾰνέων tôn ganéōn
Dative	τῷ γᾰ́νεῐ̈ tôi gáneï	τοῖν γᾰνέοιν toîn ganéoin	τοῖς γᾰ́νεσῐ / γᾰ́νεσῐν toîs gánesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ γᾰ́νος tò gános	τὼ γᾰ́νεε tṑ gánee	τᾰ̀ γᾰ́νεᾰ tà gánea
Vocative	γᾰ́νος gános	γᾰ́νεε gánee	γᾰ́νεᾰ gánea
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡá.nos/ → /ˈɣa.nos/ → /ˈɣa.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡá.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/

Noun

γάνος • (gános) m (genitive γάνου); second declension

1. Alternative form of γλάνος (glános)

Declension

Second declension of ὁ γᾰ́νος; τοῦ γᾰ́νου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γᾰ́νος ho gános	τὼ γᾰ́νω tṑ gánō	οἱ γᾰ́νοι hoi gánoi
Genitive	τοῦ γᾰ́νου toû gánou	τοῖν γᾰ́νοιν toîn gánoin	τῶν γᾰ́νων tôn gánōn
Dative	τῷ γᾰ́νῳ tôi gánōi	τοῖν γᾰ́νοιν toîn gánoin	τοῖς γᾰ́νοις toîs gánois
Accusative	τὸν γᾰ́νον tòn gánon	τὼ γᾰ́νω tṑ gánō	τοὺς γᾰ́νους toùs gánous
Vocative	γᾰ́νε gáne	γᾰ́νω gánō	γᾰ́νοι gánoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “γάνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “γάνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γάνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γάνος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN