gyro
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See also: gyro-
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Originally a shortening of gyroscope.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/
- Homophone: giro
- Rhymes: -aɪɹəʊ
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊ
Noun[edit]
gyro (plural gyros)
- A gyroscope.
- A gyrocompass.
- An autogyro.
- (cycling) Synonym of detangler.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
gyroscope — see gyroscope
Etymology 2[edit]
Back-formation from the plural gyros, from Greek γύρος (gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit (as a calque of Turkish döner into Greek). Doublet of gyre and gyrus.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/, /ˈjɪɹoʊ/, /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊ/
/ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/ (file) /ˈjɪɹoʊ/ (file) /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/ (file) /ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/ (proscribed) (file)
Noun[edit]
gyro (plural gyros)
- A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.
- I'll have a gyro, please.
Usage notes[edit]
The correct pronunciation of this word is disputed. The pronunciation /ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/ is often proscribed. All of the listed pronunciations may be found in use. (The modern Greek pronunciation is /ˈʝiɾos/.):
Translations[edit]
Greek sandwich
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Linguist List has a discussion of pronunciations (archived).
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gyro m (plural gyros)
Alternative forms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From gȳrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈɡyː.roː/, [ˈɡyːroː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ro/, [ˈd͡ʒiːro]
Verb[edit]
gȳrō (present infinitive gȳrāre, perfect active gȳrāvī, supine gȳrātum); first conjugation
Conjugation[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “gyro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gyro in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
gyro n
Declension[edit]
Declension of gyro | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gyro | gyrot | gyron | gyrona |
Genitive | gyros | gyrots | gyrons | gyronas |
References[edit]
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