Gigonus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γίγωνος (Gígōnos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡiˈɡoː.nus/, [ɡɪˈɡoːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɡo.nus/, [d͡ʒiˈɡɔːnus]
Proper noun
[edit]Gigōnus m sg (genitive Gigōnī); second declension
- A town in Macedonia, mentioned by Herodotus
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Gigōnus |
| genitive | Gigōnī |
| dative | Gigōnō |
| accusative | Gigōnum |
| ablative | Gigōnō |
| vocative | Gigōne |
References
[edit]- “Gigonus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly