γάνος

See also: Γάνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From γάνυμαι (gánumai, “to brighten up, to rejoice”) +‎ -ος (-os), from Proto-Indo-European *gh₂-n-u-, probably related to γηθέω (gēthéō, “to rejoice”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡá.nos/ → /ˈɣa.nos/ → /ˈɣa.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡá.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/

Noun

γάνος • (gános) n (genitive γάνεος); third declension

1. brightness, sheen
2. gladness, joy, pride
3. freshness, limpidity, transparency (of liquids)

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ γᾰ́νος; τοῦ γᾰ́νεος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ γᾰ́νος tò gắnos	τὼ γᾰ́νεε tṑ gắnee	τᾰ̀ γᾰ́νεᾰ tằ gắneă
Genitive	τοῦ γᾰ́νεος toû gắneos	τοῖν γᾰνέοιν toîn gănéoin	τῶν γᾰνέων tôn gănéōn
Dative	τῷ γᾰ́νεῐ̈ tôi gắneĭ̈	τοῖν γᾰνέοιν toîn gănéoin	τοῖς γᾰ́νεσῐ / γᾰ́νεσῐν toîs gắnesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ γᾰ́νος tò gắnos	τὼ γᾰ́νεε tṑ gắnee	τᾰ̀ γᾰ́νεᾰ tằ gắneă
Vocative	γᾰ́νος gắnos	γᾰ́νεε gắnee	γᾰ́νεᾰ gắneă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Etymology 2

From Semitic. Compare Hebrew גַּן (gan, “garden”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡá.nos/ → /ˈɣa.nos/ → /ˈɣa.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡá.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/

Noun

γάνος • (gános) n (genitive γάνεος); third declension

1. garden

   Synonyms: κῆπος (kêpos), παράδεισος (parádeisos)

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ γᾰ́νος; τοῦ γᾰ́νεος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ γᾰ́νος tò gắnos	τὼ γᾰ́νεε tṑ gắnee	τᾰ̀ γᾰ́νεᾰ tằ gắneă
Genitive	τοῦ γᾰ́νεος toû gắneos	τοῖν γᾰνέοιν toîn gănéoin	τῶν γᾰνέων tôn gănéōn
Dative	τῷ γᾰ́νεῐ̈ tôi gắneĭ̈	τοῖν γᾰνέοιν toîn gănéoin	τοῖς γᾰ́νεσῐ / γᾰ́νεσῐν toîs gắnesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ γᾰ́νος tò gắnos	τὼ γᾰ́νεε tṑ gắnee	τᾰ̀ γᾰ́νεᾰ tằ gắneă
Vocative	γᾰ́νος gắnos	γᾰ́νεε gắnee	γᾰ́νεᾰ gắneă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡá.nos/ → /ˈɣa.nos/ → /ˈɣa.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡá.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.nos/

Noun

γάνος • (gános) m (genitive γάνου); second declension

1. Alternative form of γλάνος (glános)

Declension

Second declension of ὁ γᾰ́νος; τοῦ γᾰ́νου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γᾰ́νος ho gắnos	τὼ γᾰ́νω tṑ gắnō	οἱ γᾰ́νοι hoi gắnoi
Genitive	τοῦ γᾰ́νου toû gắnou	τοῖν γᾰ́νοιν toîn gắnoin	τῶν γᾰ́νων tôn gắnōn
Dative	τῷ γᾰ́νῳ tôi gắnōi	τοῖν γᾰ́νοιν toîn gắnoin	τοῖς γᾰ́νοις toîs gắnois
Accusative	τὸν γᾰ́νον tòn gắnon	τὼ γᾰ́νω tṑ gắnō	τοὺς γᾰ́νους toùs gắnous
Vocative	γᾰ́νε gắne	γᾰ́νω gắnō	γᾰ́νοι gắnoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “γάνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “γάνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γάνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γάνος 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