γίγγρος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• γίγγρας (gíngras)
• γίγγρον (gíngron)

Etymology

Probably of onomatopoeic origin and thus not related to γῆρυς (gêrus) or γέρανος (géranos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡíŋ.ɡros/ → /ˈʝiŋ.ɡros/ → /ˈʝiŋ.ɡros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡíŋ.ɡros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡiŋ.ɡros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝiŋ.ɡros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝiŋ.ɡros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈʝiŋ.ɡros/

Noun

γίγγρος • (gíngros) m (genitive γίγγρου); second declension

1. (music) small Phoenician flute or fife

Inflection

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γῐ́γγρος ho gíngros	τὼ γῐ́γγρω tṑ gíngrō	οἱ γῐ́γγροι hoi gíngroi
Genitive	τοῦ γῐ́γγρου toû gíngrou	τοῖν γῐ́γγροιν toîn gíngroin	τῶν γῐ́γγρων tôn gíngrōn
Dative	τῷ γῐ́γγρῳ tôi gíngrōi	τοῖν γῐ́γγροιν toîn gíngroin	τοῖς γῐ́γγροις toîs gíngrois
Accusative	τὸν γῐ́γγρον tòn gíngron	τὼ γῐ́γγρω tṑ gíngrō	τοὺς γῐ́γγρους toùs gíngrous
Vocative	γῐ́γγρε gíngre	γῐ́γγρω gíngrō	γῐ́γγροι gíngroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of ὁ γῐ́γγρος; τοῦ γῐ́γγρου (Attic)

Derived terms

• γιγγράϊνος (gingráïnos)
• γιγγραντός (gingrantós)
• γιγγρασμός (gingrasmós)
• γιγγρίας (gingrías)

 

Further reading

• γίγγρος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN