Γάγγης
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit गङ्गा (gáṅgā, literally “swift-goer”).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡáŋ.ɡɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɡaŋ.ɡe̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɣaɲ.ɟis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈɣaɲ.ɟis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈɣaɲ.ɟis/
Proper noun
editΓᾰ́γγης • (Gángēs) m (genitive Γᾰ́γγου); first declension
- river Ganges, India
Inflection
editDescendants
edit- → Latin: Gangēs
Further reading
edit- Γάγγης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Γάγγης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
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- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek proper nouns
- Ancient Greek paroxytone terms
- Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns
- Ancient Greek first-declension proper nouns
- Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the first declension
- Ancient Greek masculine nouns
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