"γιγα-" meaning in Greek

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Prefix

Forms: giga- [romanization]
Etymology: From English giga-, from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”). Etymology templates: {{der|el|en|giga-|}} English giga-, {{der|el|grc|γίγας||giant}} Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”) Head templates: {{head|el|prefix|head=|sort=}} γιγα- • (giga-), {{el-prefix}} γιγα- • (giga-)
  1. giga- (SI unit prefix, 10⁹) Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): SI units Synonyms: γιγά- (gigá-)
    Sense id: en-γιγα--el-prefix-Dx1Qut1a Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for γιγα- meaning in Greek (1.6kB)

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