gyro
See also: gyro-
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Originally a shortening of gyroscope.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/
- Homophone: giro
- Rhymes: -aɪɹəʊ
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊ
Noun edit
gyro (plural gyros)
- A gyroscope.
- A gyrocompass.
- An autogyro.
- (cycling) Synonym of detangler.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
gyroscope — see gyroscope
Etymology 2 edit
Back-formation from the plural gyros, from Greek γύρος (gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit (as a calque of Turkish döner into Greek). Doublet of gyre and gyrus.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/, /ˈjɪɹoʊ/, /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊ/
/ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/ (file) /ˈjɪɹoʊ/ (file) /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/ (file) /ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/ (proscribed) (file)
Noun edit
gyro (plural gyros)
- A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.
- I'll have a gyro, please.
Usage notes edit
The correct pronunciation of this word is disputed. The pronunciation /ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/ is often proscribed. All of the listed pronunciations may be found in use. (The modern Greek pronunciation is /ˈʝiɾos/.):
Translations edit
Greek sandwich
See also edit
References edit
Linguist List has a discussion of pronunciations (archived).
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gyro m (plural gyros)
Alternative forms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From gȳrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡyː.roː/, [ˈɡyːroː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ro/, [ˈd͡ʒiːro]
Verb edit
gȳrō (present infinitive gȳrāre, perfect active gȳrāvī, supine gȳrātum); first conjugation
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “gyro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gyro in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Swedish edit
Noun edit
gyro n
Declension edit
Declension of gyro | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gyro | gyrot | gyron | gyrona |
Genitive | gyros | gyrots | gyrons | gyronas |