Γίγας

See also: γίγας

Ancient Greek

Ἡ τῆς Περγάμου γλυφὴ ὑφ' ἧς εἰκάζεται ἡ Γιγαντομαχία ἡ μάχη μετὰ τῶν θεῶν καὶ τῶν Γιγάντων

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly Pre-Greek, or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *gag-, with cognates including Lithuanian gōgas. Compare the morphology of Ancient Greek Ἀκράγᾱς (Akrágās).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡí.ɡaːs/ → /ˈʝi.ɣas/ → /ˈʝi.ɣas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡí.ɡaːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡi.ɡas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝi.ɣas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝi.ɣas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈʝi.ɣas/

Noun

Γίγᾱς • (Gígās) m (genitive Γῐ́γᾰντος); third declension

1. one of the Gigantes; a Gigas

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Γῐ́γᾱς; τοῦ Γῐ́γᾰντος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Γῐ́γᾱς ho Gígās	τὼ Γῐ́γᾰντε tṑ Gígante	οἱ Γῐ́γᾰντες hoi Gígantes
Genitive	τοῦ Γῐ́γᾰντος toû Gígantos	τοῖν Γῐγᾰ́ντοιν toîn Gigántoin	τῶν Γῐγᾰ́ντων tôn Gigántōn
Dative	τῷ Γῐ́γᾰντῐ tôi Gíganti	τοῖν Γῐγᾰ́ντοιν toîn Gigántoin	τοῖς Γῐ́γᾱσῐ / Γῐ́γᾱσῐν toîs Gígāsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Γῐ́γᾰντᾰ tòn Gíganta	τὼ Γῐ́γᾰντε tṑ Gígante	τοὺς Γῐ́γᾰντᾰς toùs Gígantas
Vocative	Γῐ́γᾰν Gígan	Γῐ́γᾰντε Gígante	Γῐ́γᾰντες Gígantes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek:
  • Γίγας (Gígas), γίγας (gígas)
  • Γίγαντας (Gígantas), γίγαντας (gígantas)
  • plural: Γίγαντες (Gígantes)
• Latin: gigas
  • Catalan: gegant
  • Old French: geant, gaiant
    • French: Géant; géant
      • English: giant
  • Friulian: gigant
  • German: Gigant
  • Italian: gigante (plural giganti)
  • Occitan: gigant
  • Portuguese: gigante
  • Romanian: gigant
  • Sicilian: gilanti (obsolete), giganti
  • Spanish: gigante

References

• “Γίγας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Γίγας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011