Gigonus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γίγωνος (Gígōnos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈɡoː.nus/, [ɡɪˈɡoːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɡo.nus/, [d͡ʒiˈɡɔːnus]

Proper noun

Gigōnus m sg (genitive Gigōnī); second declension

1. A town in Macedonia, mentioned by Herodotus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Gigōnus
Genitive	Gigōnī
Dative	Gigōnō
Accusative	Gigōnum
Ablative	Gigōnō
Vocative	Gigōne

References

• “Gigonus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly