γοργόνα

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣoɾˈɣo.na/
  • Hyphenation: γορ‧γό‧να

Noun

γοργόνα • (gorgóna) f (plural γοργόνες)

  1. (mythology) mermaid
  2. (figuratively) a person who appeared out of the blue, without any recorded history, like a mermaid coming out of the sea
  3. (Kaliarda) escort, chaperone

Declension

Declension of γοργόνα
singular plural
nominative γοργόνα (gorgóna) γοργόνες (gorgónes)
genitive γοργόνας (gorgónas) —
accusative γοργόνα (gorgóna) γοργόνες (gorgónes)
vocative γοργόνα (gorgóna) γοργόνες (gorgónes)
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