"géant" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /ʒe.ɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-géant.ogg Forms: géante [feminine], géants [masculine, plural], géantes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French gaiant, jaiant, jaianz, from Vulgar Latin *gagantem, through assimilation from Latin gigantem, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|gaiant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French gaiant, {{inh+|fr|fro|gaiant}} Inherited from Old French gaiant, {{m|fro|jaiant}} jaiant, {{m|fro|jaianz}} jaianz, {{inh|fr|VL.||*gagantem}} Vulgar Latin *gagantem, {{inh|fr|la|gigās|gigantem}} Latin gigantem, {{der|fr|grc|γίγας||giant}} Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} géant (feminine géante, masculine plural géants, feminine plural géantes)
  1. giant, huge, enormous Derived forms: à pas de géant, apéritif géant, apéro géant, calmar géant, fourmilier géant, tégénaire géante
    Sense id: en-géant-fr-adj-eUtlh3Vj

Noun

IPA: /ʒe.ɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-géant.ogg Forms: géants [plural], géante [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French gaiant, jaiant, jaianz, from Vulgar Latin *gagantem, through assimilation from Latin gigantem, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|gaiant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French gaiant, {{inh+|fr|fro|gaiant}} Inherited from Old French gaiant, {{m|fro|jaiant}} jaiant, {{m|fro|jaianz}} jaianz, {{inh|fr|VL.||*gagantem}} Vulgar Latin *gagantem, {{inh|fr|la|gigās|gigantem}} Latin gigantem, {{der|fr|grc|γίγας||giant}} Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} géant m (plural géants, feminine géante)
  1. giant Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-géant-fr-noun-CxMuovbN
  2. (skiing) giant slalom Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Skiing
    Sense id: en-géant-fr-noun-IFBVTBpp Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 3 93 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports

Inflected forms

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