Γοργώ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Γοργών (Gorgṓn)

Etymology

From γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡor.ɡɔ̌ː/ → /ɣorˈɣo/ → /ɣorˈɣo/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡor.ɡɔ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡorˈɡo/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣorˈɣo/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣorˈɣo/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣorˈɣo/

Proper noun

Γοργώ • (Gorgṓ) f (genitive Γοργοῦς or Γοργόνος); third declension

1. gorgon

Usage notes

The third declension inflections with the irregular nominative singular are only sometimes found in the archaic or verse.

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Γοργώ; τῆς Γοργοῦς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Γοργώ hē Gorgṓ
Genitive	τῆς Γοργοῦς tês Gorgoûs
Dative	τῇ Γοργοῖ têi Gorgoî
Accusative	τὴν Γοργώ tḕn Gorgṓ
Vocative	Γοργοῖ Gorgoî
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἡ Γοργώ; τῆς Γοργόνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ Γοργώ hē Gorgṓ	τὼ Γοργόνε tṑ Gorgóne	αἱ Γοργόνες hai Gorgónes
Genitive	τῆς Γοργόνος tês Gorgónos	τοῖν Γοργόνοιν toîn Gorgónoin	τῶν Γοργόνων tôn Gorgónōn
Dative	τῇ Γοργόνῐ têi Gorgóni	τοῖν Γοργόνοιν toîn Gorgónoin	ταῖς Γοργόσῐ / Γοργόσῐν taîs Gorgósi(n)
Accusative	τὴν Γοργόνᾰ tḕn Gorgóna	τὼ Γοργόνε tṑ Gorgóne	τᾱ̀ς Γοργόνᾰς tā̀s Gorgónas
Vocative	Γοργώ Gorgṓ	Γοργόνε Gorgóne	Γοργόνες Gorgónes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Γόργειος (Górgeios)
• Γοργόνειος (Gorgóneios)
• γοργόνῐον (gorgónion)

 

Descendants

• Greek: Γοργώ (Gorgó), γοργόνα (gorgóna, “mermaid”)
• → Latin: Gorgōn
  • → Italian: Gorgone
  • → Sicilian: Gurguni

References

• “Γοργώ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Γοργώ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Γοργώ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Γοργώ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “Γοργώ”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011