gigant
See also: Gigant
Czech
editEtymology
editDerived from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgigant m anim
- giant (mythical being of superhuman size or a very tall or mighty person)
Declension
editNoun
editgigant m inan or m anim
- giant (very large company or organisation)
Usage notes
edit- In older dictionaries, this meaning is exclusively inanimate, but animate uses have been gaining ground.
Declension
editDeclension of gigant (hard masculine inanimate // hard masculine animate)
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “plural gigantes: giant”).
Noun
editgigant m (definite singular giganten, indefinite plural giganter, definite plural gigantene)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “gigant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “plural gigantes: giant”).
Noun
editgigant m (definite singular giganten, indefinite plural gigantar, definite plural gigantane)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “gigant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas).
Noun
editgīgant m
Declension
editDeclension of gigant (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
editPolish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin Gigantēs.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgigant m pers
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) giant (Greek mythological creature)
- giant (person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual)
- Synonym: tytan
Declension
editDeclension of gigant
Noun
editgigant m inan
- giant (large object)
- (slang) act of fleeing from home or other permanent residence
- (slang) roaming (instance of wandering)
- Synonym: włóczęga
Declension
editDeclension of gigant
Derived terms
editadjective
nouns
Related terms
editadverb
noun
Further reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian gigante, from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”).
Noun
editgigant m (plural giganți)
Declension
editDeclension of gigant
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) gigant | gigantul | (niște) giganți | giganții |
genitive/dative | (unui) gigant | gigantului | (unor) giganți | giganților |
vocative | gigantule | giganților |
Related terms
editSerbo-Croatian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgìgant m (Cyrillic spelling гѝгант)
Declension
editSwedish
editNoun
editgigant c
- a giant (from Greek mythology)
- (figuratively) a giant (prominent person, something large, etc.)
- en litterär gigant
- a literary giant
- en gigant bland giganter
- a giant among giants
Declension
editDeclension of gigant | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gigant | giganten | giganter | giganterna |
Genitive | gigants | gigantens | giganters | giganternas |
Related terms
edit- gigantisk (“gigantic”)
See also
editReferences
editCategories:
- Czech terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Czech animate nouns
- Czech masculine animate nouns
- Czech hard masculine animate nouns
- Czech inanimate nouns
- Czech nouns with multiple animacies
- Czech masculine inanimate nouns
- Czech hard masculine inanimate nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
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- Old English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
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- Old English masculine a-stem nouns
- ang:Mythological creatures
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- Polish 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Polish/iɡant
- Rhymes:Polish/iɡant/2 syllables
- Polish terms with homophones
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- pl:Greek mythology
- pl:Roman mythology
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