"Γίγας" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Γίγας in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡí.ɡaːs/, /ˈʝi.ɣas/, /ˈʝi.ɣas/, /ɡí.ɡaːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈɡi.ɡas/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈʝi.ɣas/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈʝi.ɣas/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈʝi.ɣas/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly Pre-Greek, or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *gag-, with cognates including Lithuanian gògas. Compare the morphology of Ancient Greek Ἀκράγᾱς (Akrágās). Etymology templates: {{unc|grc}} Uncertain, {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*gag-}} Proto-Indo-European *gag-, {{cog|lt|gògas}} Lithuanian gògas, {{cog|grc|Ἀκράγᾱς}} Ancient Greek Ἀκράγᾱς (Akrágās) Head templates: {{grc-noun|Γῐ́γᾰντος|m|third|head=Γίγᾱς}} Γίγᾱς • (Gígās) m (genitive Γῐ́γᾰντος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Γίγᾱς|Γῐ́γᾰντος|form=M}} Forms: Γίγᾱς [canonical], Gígās [romanization], Γῐ́γᾰντος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ Γῐ́γᾱς [nominative, singular], τὼ Γῐ́γᾰντε [dual, nominative], οἱ Γῐ́γᾰντες [nominative, plural], τοῦ Γῐ́γᾰντος [genitive, singular], τοῖν Γῐγᾰ́ντοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν Γῐγᾰ́ντων [genitive, plural], τῷ Γῐ́γᾰντῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν Γῐγᾰ́ντοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς Γῐ́γᾱσῐ [dative, plural], Γῐ́γᾱσῐν [dative, plural], toîs Gígāsi [dative, plural], toîs Gígāsin [dative, plural], τὸν Γῐ́γᾰντᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ Γῐ́γᾰντε [accusative, dual], τοὺς Γῐ́γᾰντᾰς [accusative, plural], Γῐ́γᾰν [singular, vocative], Γῐ́γᾰντε [dual, vocative], Γῐ́γᾰντες [plural, vocative]
  1. one of the Gigantes; a Gigas Wikipedia link: Gigantes Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Greek mythology
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝi.ɣas/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝi.ɣas/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʝi.ɣas/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Γίγας"
}

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