gigant

Derived from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪɡant]
• Hyphenation: gi‧gant

gigant m anim

1. giant (mythical being of superhuman size or a very tall or mighty person)

gigant m inan or m anim

1. giant (very large company or organisation)

• In older dictionaries, this meaning is exclusively inanimate, but animate uses have been gaining ground.

From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “plural gigantes: giant”).

gigant m (definite singular giganten, indefinite plural giganter, definite plural gigantene)

1. a giant (mythical being of superhuman size)
2. a giant (very large company or organisation)

• gigantisk

• “gigant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “plural gigantes: giant”).

gigant m (definite singular giganten, indefinite plural gigantar, definite plural gigantane)

1. a giant (mythical being of superhuman size)
2. a giant (very large company or organisation)

• gigantisk

• “gigant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• Gigant

Learned borrowing from Latin Gigantēs.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡi.ɡant/

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• Rhymes: -iɡant
• Syllabification: gi‧gant
• Homophone: Gigant

gigant m pers

1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) giant (Greek mythological creature)
2. giant (person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual)

   Synonym: tytan

gigant m inan

1. giant (large object)
2. (slang) act of fleeing from home or other permanent residence
3. (slang) roaming (instance of wandering)

   Synonym: włóczęga

• gigant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gigant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Italian gigante, from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”).

gigant m (plural giganți)

1. giant

• gigantesc
• gigantic
• gigantism
• gigantomahie

• IPA^(key): /ɡǐɡant/
• Hyphenation: gi‧gant

gìgant m (Cyrillic spelling гѝгант)

1. giant

gigant c

1. a giant (from Greek mythology)
2. (figuratively) a giant (prominent person, something large, etc.)

   en litterär gigant

   a literary giant

   en gigant bland giganter

   a giant among giants

• gigantisk (“gigantic”)

• jätte

• gigant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gigant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gigant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)