gigants

Latvian

Gigants (1)

Gigants (3)

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”), genitive form γιγάντος (gigántos), the name of a mythical race of large human-like beings. The word was apparently taken into Ancient Greek from a non-Indo-European pre-Greek language.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gigants m (1st declension)

1. giant (object, animal or person of unusually large size)

   lielās pilsētas izaug par gigantiem, mazās kļūst par lielām ― the big cities grow into giants (and) the small ones become big

   dzīve ir daudzveidīga: līdzās grandiozām celtnēm un tehnikas gigantiem cilvēkam vajadzīgs zieds, smarža, daiļums ― life is diverse: in addition to grandiose buildings and technical giants, people need also flowers, aromas, beauty

   Manilas pilsētas apkārtnē atrasts neparasta izmēra cilvēka skelets: milzis bijis 5 metri garš!... giganta zobi sasnieguši 7 cm (!) garumu ― near the city of Manila a human skeleton of unusual size was found: the giant was 5 meters tall!... the giant's teeth reached a length of 7cm (!)

   Nēģeru gigants Čemberlens (viņš ir 2 metrus 20 centimetrus garš) no ASV izlases nonāca... cirka basketbola trupā ― the Negro giant Chamberlain (he is 2 meters and 20 centimeters tall) from the American team came... in a circus basketball troupe

2. giant (person of extraordinary talent or influence in a given field)

   ja mēs soli pa solim izsekojam noveles attīstībai.., tad beidzot nonākam pie vislielākā novelistikas giganta: pie krievu rakstnieka Antona Čehova ― if we follow the development of the novel step by step..., then we finally arrive at the greatest giant: the Russian writer Anton Chekhov

3. (Greek mythology) giant (member of a race of enormous beings, the children of Gaia and Uranus)

Declension

Declension of gigants (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	gigants	giganti
accusative (akuzatīvs)	gigantu	gigantus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	giganta	gigantu
dative (datīvs)	gigantam	gigantiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	gigantu	gigantiem
locative (lokatīvs)	gigantā	gigantos
vocative (vokatīvs)	gigant	giganti

Synonyms

• (of "very large entity"): milzis, milzenis
• (of "large mythical being"): milzis

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “of "very large entity"”): punduris
• (antonym(s) of “of "large mythical being"”): rūķis

Derived terms

• gigantisks
• gigantisms