γίγαντας
See also: Γίγαντας
Ancient Greek edit
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡí.ɡan.tas/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɡi.ɡan.tas/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈʝi.ɣan.tas/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈʝi.ɣan.tas/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈʝi.ɣan.das/
Adjective edit
γίγαντᾰς • (gígantas)
- masculine accusative plural of γίγᾱς (gígās)
Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- γίγας m (gígas, “more formal”)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Byzantine Greek γίγαντας (gígantas), from Ancient Greek Γίγας (Gígas) from the accusative singular τὸν (tòn) Γίγαντα (Gíganta)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
γίγαντας • (gígantas) m (plural γίγαντες, feminine γιγάντισσα)
- giant (mythical anthropomorphic creature of great size) written with initial capital Γίγαντας (Gígantas)
- giant (large person or organisation)
- (astronomy) giant star
Declension edit
declension of γίγαντας
Synonyms edit
- κολοσσός m (kolossós, “colossus, giant”)
Derived terms edit
γίγαντες πλακί m pl (gígantes plakí, “gigantes (giant beans) cooked as plaki - a savoury dish”)
Related terms edit
- γιγάντεμα n (gigántema)
- γιγαντεύω (gigantévo)
- γιγάντια n (gigántia, adverb)
- γιγαντιαίος (gigantiaíos, “gigantic”)
- γιγάντιος (gigántios, “gigantic”)
- γιγαντισμός m (gigantismós)
- γιγαντοαφίσα f (gigantoafísa)
- Γιγαντομαχία f (Gigantomachía)
- γιγαντοοθόνη f (gigantoothóni)
- γιγαντόσωμος (gigantósomos)
- γιγαντώνω (gigantóno)
Further reading edit
- γίγαντας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.