Γοργώ
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Γοργών (Gorgṓn)
Etymology
From γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡor.ɡɔ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡorˈɡo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣorˈɣo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ɣorˈɣo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ɣorˈɣo/
Proper noun
Γοργώ • (Gorgṓ) f (genitive Γοργοῦς or Γοργόνος); third declension
Usage notes
The third declension inflections with the irregular nominative singular are only sometimes found in the archaic or verse.
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ Γοργώ hē Gorgṓ |
τὼ Γοργόνε tṑ Gorgóne |
αἱ Γοργόνες hai Gorgónes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Γοργόνος tês Gorgónos |
τοῖν Γοργόνοιν toîn Gorgónoin |
τῶν Γοργόνων tôn Gorgónōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Γοργόνῐ tēî Gorgónĭ |
τοῖν Γοργόνοιν toîn Gorgónoin |
ταῖς Γοργόσῐ / Γοργόσῐν taîs Gorgósĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Γοργόνᾰ tḕn Gorgónă |
τὼ Γοργόνε tṑ Gorgóne |
τᾱ̀ς Γοργόνᾰς tā̀s Gorgónăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Γοργώ Gorgṓ |
Γοργόνε Gorgóne |
Γοργόνες Gorgónes | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Γόργειος (Górgeios)
- Γοργόνειος (Gorgóneios)
- γοργόνῐον (gorgónĭon)
Descendants
- Greek: Γοργώ (Gorgó), γοργόνα (gorgóna, “mermaid”)
- → Latin: Gorgōn
- → Italian: Gorgone
- → Sicilian: Gurguni
References
- “Γοργώ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Γοργώ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Γοργώ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- Γοργώ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- “Γοργώ”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011