gigeria

English

Noun

gigeria

  1. plural of gigerium

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from Middle Persian (compare Persian جگر (jegar)), or from a cognate in another language, which would ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *Hyékʷr̥ (“liver”), whence the inherited iecur.

Pronunciation

Noun

gigēria n pl (genitive gigēriōrum); second declension

  1. the cooked entrails of poultry

Usage notes

Very rarely used in the singular.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

plural
nominative gigēria
genitive gigēriōrum
dative gigēriīs
accusative gigēria
ablative gigēriīs
vocative gigēria

Descendants

  • → English: gigeria, gigerium
  • Old French: gisier, gesier, giser

References

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