γίγας

See also: Γίγας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Γίγᾱς (Gígās).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

γίγᾱς • (gígās) m; third declension

  1. giant, gigantic

Inflection

Attested only in the masculine.

Third declension of ὁ γῐ́γᾱς; τοῦ γῐ́γᾰντος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ γῐ́γᾱς
ho gĭ́gās 		τὼ γῐ́γᾰντε
tṑ gĭ́gănte 		οἱ γῐ́γᾰντες
hoi gĭ́găntes
Genitive τοῦ γῐ́γᾰντος
toû gĭ́găntos 		τοῖν γῐγᾰ́ντοιν
toîn gĭgắntoin 		τῶν γῐγᾰ́ντων
tôn gĭgắntōn
Dative τῷ γῐ́γᾰντῐ
tōî gĭ́găntĭ 		τοῖν γῐγᾰ́ντοιν
toîn gĭgắntoin 		τοῖς γῐ́γᾱσῐ / γῐ́γᾱσῐν
toîs gĭ́gāsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν γῐ́γᾰντᾰ
tòn gĭ́găntă 		τὼ γῐ́γᾰντε
tṑ gĭ́gănte 		τοὺς γῐ́γᾰντᾰς
toùs gĭ́găntăs
Vocative γῐ́γᾰν
gĭ́găn 		γῐ́γᾰντε
gĭ́gănte 		γῐ́γᾰντες
gĭ́găntes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

  • γίγας, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʝi.ɣas/
  • Hyphenation: γί‧γας

Noun

γίγας • (gígas) m

  1. literary form of γίγαντας (gígantas)

Further reading

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