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Old English · noun

gigant

Normalised gīgant

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈɡiː.ɡɑnt/
[ˈɡiː.ɣɑnt]
Syllables
ˈɡiː · ɡɑnt (2 syllables)
Modern English
superhumanmythicalsize

Meaning

  1. a giant (mythical being of superhuman size)

Declension

Declension of gigant
SingularPlural
Nominative gīgantgīgantas
Accusative gīgantgīgantas
Genitive gīgantesgīganta
Dative gīgantegīgantum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas).

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