gigolo
See also: Appendix:Variations of "gigolo"
English
editEtymology
editFirst attested in English in 1922.[1] From French gigolo (“young lover kept by an older woman”), first attested in that sense in 1904 (attested since 1850 in the sense “Amant de cœur, compagnon d'une gigolette", and since 1894 in the sense “elegant young man whose means of livelihood are dubious”),[2][3] a back-formation from gigolette (“promiscuous dancing girl, girl available for hire as a dancing partner”),[4] attested since 1850, from giguer (“to dance”), from gigue (“fiddle; type of dance; jig”). More at jig.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.loʊ/[5][6] or /ˈʒɪɡ.loʊ/[7][1]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/[8][6] or /ˈʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/[4][9]
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: gig‧o‧lo
Noun
editgigolo (plural gigolos)
- A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment; a prostitute.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostitute
- A hired escort or dancing partner for a woman.
- 1929, “Just a Gigolo”, Irving Caesar (lyrics), Leonello Casucci (music):
- I'm just a gigolo / And everywhere I go / People know the part I'm playin' / Paid for every dance / Sellin' each romance / Ooh, what they're sayin'
Descendants
edit- North Levantine Arabic: جغل (jagal)
Translations
editmale having sexual relationships for money
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hired escort or dancing partner
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References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “gigolo”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “gigolo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- ^ Dictionnaire étymologique et historique du français (Larousse Références, →ISBN, page 339.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “gigolo”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- ^ Macmillan American English Dictionary, online
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, online
- ^ Collins American English Dictionary, online
- ^ Macmillan British English Dictionary, online
- ^ Harrap's Shorter Dictionary, 8th Edition, page 389
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgigolo
Declension
editInflection of gigolo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | gigolo | gigolot | |
genitive | gigolon | gigolojen gigoloiden gigoloitten | |
partitive | gigoloa | gigoloja gigoloita | |
illative | gigoloon | gigoloihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | gigolo | gigolot | |
accusative | nom. | gigolo | gigolot |
gen. | gigolon | ||
genitive | gigolon | gigolojen gigoloiden gigoloitten | |
partitive | gigoloa | gigoloja gigoloita | |
inessive | gigolossa | gigoloissa | |
elative | gigolosta | gigoloista | |
illative | gigoloon | gigoloihin | |
adessive | gigololla | gigoloilla | |
ablative | gigololta | gigoloilta | |
allative | gigololle | gigoloille | |
essive | gigolona | gigoloina | |
translative | gigoloksi | gigoloiksi | |
abessive | gigolotta | gigoloitta | |
instructive | — | gigoloin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
edit- “gigolo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgigolo m (plural gigolos)
Descendants
edit- → Persian: ژیگولو (žigulu)
Further reading
edit- “gigolo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from French gigolo.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgigolo m pers (indeclinable)
- Alternative spelling of żigolo
Declension
editDeclension of gigolo
or
Indeclinable.
Further reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editNoun
editgigolo m (uncountable)
Declension
editsingular only | indefinite | definite |
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nominative-accusative | gigolo | gigoloul |
genitive-dative | gigolo | gigoloului |
vocative | gigoloule |
Swedish
editNoun
editgigolo c
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | gigolo | gigolos |
definite | gigolon | gigolons | |
plural | indefinite | gigolos, gigolor | gigolos, gigolors |
definite | gigolorna | gigolornas |
References
editCategories:
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- en:People
- en:Male
- en:Prostitution
- Finnish terms borrowed from French
- Finnish terms derived from French
- Finnish 3-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/iɡolo
- Rhymes:Finnish/iɡolo/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish palvelu-type nominals
- French terms suffixed with -lo
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French informal terms
- French derogatory terms
- fr:People
- fr:Male
- Polish terms borrowed from French
- Polish unadapted borrowings from French
- Polish terms derived from French
- Polish 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/iɡɔlɔ
- Rhymes:Polish/iɡɔlɔ/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔ
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔ/3 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish indeclinable nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish personal nouns
- pl:Dance
- pl:Male people
- pl:Occupations
- pl:Prostitution
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian uncountable nouns
- Romanian masculine nouns
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns