γίγαντας (gígadas)
English: giant
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About γίγαντας
As a noun, γίγαντας is of the masculine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Pronunciation
IPA: ˈʝi.ɣan.das
Hyphenation: γί‧γα‧ντας
Definitions & Examples
- noun:giant (mythical anthropomorphic creature of great size) written with initial capital Γίγαντας (Gígantas)
- noun:giant (large person or organisation)
- noun:(astronomy) giant star
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | γίγαντας | γίγαντες |
| genitive | γίγαντα | γιγάντων |
| accusative | γίγαντα | γίγαντες |
| vocative | γίγαντα | γίγαντες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how γίγαντας appears in different grammatical contexts.
Related Words
Derived Terms
- γιγάντεμα (gigántema)"Grek"
- γιγαντεύω (gigantévo)"Grek"
- γιγάντια (gigántia)"Grek"
- γιγαντιαίος (gigantiaíos)"Grek"
- γιγάντιος (gigántios)"Grek"
- γιγαντισμός (gigantismós)"Grek"
- γιγαντοαφίσα (gigantoafísa)"Grek"
- Γιγαντομαχία (Gigantomachía)"Grek"
- γιγαντοοθόνη (gigantoothóni)"Grek"
- γιγαντόσωμος (gigantósomos)"Grek"
- γιγαντώνω (gigantóno)"Grek"