Γάγγης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Sanskrit गङ्गा (gáṅgā, literally “swift-goer”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡáŋ.ɡɛːs/ → /ˈɣaɲ.ɟis/ → /ˈɣaɲ.ɟis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡáŋ.ɡɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋ.ɡe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣaɲ.ɟis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣaɲ.ɟis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣaɲ.ɟis/

Proper noun

Γᾰ́γγης • (Gángēs) m (genitive Γᾰ́γγου); first declension

1. river Ganges, India

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Γᾰ́γγης; τοῦ Γᾰ́γγου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Γᾰ́γγης ho Gángēs
Genitive	τοῦ Γᾰ́γγου toû Gángou
Dative	τῷ Γᾰ́γγῃ tôi Gángēi
Accusative	τὸν Γᾰ́γγην tòn Gángēn
Vocative	Γᾰ́γγη Gángē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Γάγγης (Gángis)
• → Latin: Gangēs
  • → English: Ganges
  • French: Gange
    • → Arabic: الْغَانْج (al-ḡānj)
    • → Iranian Persian: گانْژ (gânž)
    • → Turkish: Ganj
  • Italian: Gange
  • → Polish: Ganges
  • Portuguese: Ganges
  • Spanish: Ganges

Further reading

• Γάγγης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Γάγγης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)