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 gĭ́ngros	τὼ γῐ́γγρω tṑ gĭ́ngrō	οἱ γῐ́γγροι hoi gĭ́ngroi
Genitive	τοῦ γῐ́γγρου toû gĭ́ngrou	τοῖν γῐ́γγροιν toîn gĭ́ngroin	τῶν γῐ́γγρων tôn gĭ́ngrōn
Dative	τῷ γῐ́γγρῳ tôi gĭ́ngrōi	τοῖν γῐ́γγροιν toîn gĭ́ngroin	τοῖς γῐ́γγροις toîs gĭ́ngrois
Accusative	τὸν γῐ́γγρον tòn gĭ́ngron	τὼ γῐ́γγρω tṑ gĭ́ngrō	τοὺς γῐ́γγρους toùs gĭ́ngrous
Vocative	γῐ́γγρε gĭ́ngre	γῐ́γγρω gĭ́ngrō	γῐ́γγροι gĭ́ngroi
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 (2006–2025)
• 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