"γοργόνα" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ɣoɾˈɣo.na/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ) Etymology templates: {{der|el|grc|Γοργώ}} Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|γοργόνες|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} γοργόνα • (gorgóna) f (plural γοργόνες), {{el-noun|f|γοργόνες}} γοργόνα • (gorgóna) f (plural γοργόνες) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|γοργόνα|γοργόνες|γοργόνας|—|γοργόνα|γοργόνες|γοργόνα|γοργόνες|note=}} Forms: gorgóna [romanization], γοργόνες [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], γοργόνα [nominative, singular], γοργόνες [nominative, plural], γοργόνας [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], γοργόνα [accusative, singular], γοργόνες [accusative, plural], γοργόνα [singular, vocative], γοργόνες [plural, vocative]
  1. (mythology) mermaid
    Sense id: en-γοργόνα-el-noun-D7zO3WFS Categories (other): Mythological creatures Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (figuratively) a person who appeared out of the blue, without any recorded history, like a mermaid coming out of the sea Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-γοργόνα-el-noun-kPgXPLsQ Categories (other): Greek nouns lacking a genitive plural Disambiguation of Greek nouns lacking a genitive plural: 26 46 27
  3. (Kaliarda) escort, chaperone Tags: Kaliarda
    Sense id: en-γοργόνα-el-noun-v8Agmk67 Categories (other): Kaliarda, Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'γαλοπούλα', Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 11 39 50 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'γαλοπούλα': 26 31 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 36 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 41 54
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