γαῖσος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • γαῖσον (gaîson)

Etymology

From Latin gaesum, itself from Gaulish *gaisos, from Proto-Celtic *gaisos (“spear”). Compare also χαῖος (khaîos, “shepherd's staff”), Sanskrit हेषस् (héṣas, “missile”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

γαῖσος • (gaîsos) m (genitive γαίσου); second declension

  1. gaesum, a Gaulish javelin

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ γαῖσος; τοῦ γαίσου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ γαῖσος
ho gaîsos		 τὼ γαίσω
tṑ gaísō		 οἱ γαῖσοι
hoi gaîsoi
Genitive τοῦ γαίσου
toû gaísou		 τοῖν γαίσοιν
toîn gaísoin		 τῶν γαίσων
tôn gaísōn
Dative τῷ γαίσῳ
tôi gaísōi		 τοῖν γαίσοιν
toîn gaísoin		 τοῖς γαίσοις
toîs gaísois
Accusative τὸν γαῖσον
tòn gaîson		 τὼ γαίσω
tṑ gaísō		 τοὺς γαίσους
toùs gaísous
Vocative γαῖσε
gaîse		 γαίσω
gaísō		 γαῖσοι
gaîsoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Old Armenian: գայիսոն (gayison)

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