γαῖσος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • γαῖσον (gaîson)

Etymology

From Latin gaesum, itself from Gaulish *gaisos, from Proto-Celtic *gaisos (“spear”). Compare also χαῖος (khaîos, “shepherd's staff”), Sanskrit हेषस् (héṣas, “missile”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γαῖσος • (gaîsos) m (genitive γαίσου); second declension

  1. gaesum, a Gaulish javelin

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ γαῖσος; τοῦ γαίσου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ γαῖσος
ho gaîsos 		τὼ γαίσω
tṑ gaísō 		οἱ γαῖσοι
hoi gaîsoi
Genitive τοῦ γαίσου
toû gaísou 		τοῖν γαίσοιν
toîn gaísoin 		τῶν γαίσων
tôn gaísōn
Dative τῷ γαίσῳ
tōî gaísōi 		τοῖν γαίσοιν
toîn gaísoin 		τοῖς γαίσοις
toîs gaísois
Accusative τὸν γαῖσον
tòn gaîson 		τὼ γαίσω
tṑ gaísō 		τοὺς γαίσους
toùs gaísous
Vocative γαῖσε
gaîse 		γαίσω
gaísō 		γαῖσοι
gaîsoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Old Armenian: գայիսոն (gayison)

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