"giantess" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒaɪəntɛs/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: giantesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English geauntesse, geaunesse, from Old French; equivalent to giant + -ess. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|geauntesse}} Middle English geauntesse, {{m|enm|geaunesse}} geaunesse, {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{suffix|en|giant|ess}} giant + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} giantess (plural giantesses)
  1. (fantasy, mythology) A female giant. Categories (topical): Fantasy, Female people, Mythological creatures, Mythology, Stock characters Translations (female giant): géante [feminine] (French), გოლიათი ქალი (goliati kali) (Georgian), banfhathach [masculine] (Irish), gigantessa [feminine] (Italian), milze [feminine] (Latvian), caillagh foawragh [feminine] (Manx), gýgr [feminine] (Old Norse), íviðja [feminine] (Old Norse), gigantka [feminine] (Polish), olbrzymka [feminine] (Polish), giganta [feminine] (Portuguese), uriașă [feminine] (Romanian), gigantă [feminine] (Romanian), zmeoaică [feminine] (Romanian), zmeoaie [feminine] (Romanian), jättinna [common-gender] (Swedish)

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