Γάγγης
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
Γᾰ́γγης • (Gángēs) m (genitive Γᾰ́γγου); first declension
- river Ganges, India
Inflection edit
Descendants 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)