γύρος
See also: γῦρος
Greek
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Koine Greek γῦρος (gûros, “rounding, circle”), substantivized from Ancient Greek γῡρός (gūrós, “round”)[1], from Proto-Hellenic *gūrós[2], possibly from Proto-Indo-European *guH-ró-s, from *geHu- (“to bend, curve”) + *-rós.[3][4] Possible cognate with Sanskrit गोल (gola, “circle”).
Noun
γύρος • (gýros) m (plural γύροι)[5]
- round, perimeter, rim
- 2010 Ioanna Karystiani. Τα σακιά (Sacks), novel
- Σύμφωνα με το μύθο ο Δίας από τον Όλυμπο άφησε δυο αετούς να πετάξουν προς αντίθετες κατευθύνσεις και τα πουλιά, αφού έκαναν το γύρο της Γης, συναντήθηκαν σ' αυτό το σημείο. (@books.google)
- Sýmfona me to mýtho o Días apó ton Ólympo áfise dyo aetoús na petáxoun pros antíthetes katefthýnseis kai ta pouliá, afoú ékanan to gýro tis Gis, synantíthikan s' aftó to simeío.
- According to the myth Zeus released from Olympus two eagles flying in opposite directions; and the birds, after making a tour of the Earth, met at this spot [Delphi].
- Synonyms: περίμετρος (perímetros), περιφέρεια (periféreia)
- Expression: κάνω (káno) + accusative: κάνω το γύρο (káno to gýro, “make the round, go around”)
- brim (of a hat)
- 1928 Kostas Karyotakis. poem Αισιοδοξία (Optimism)
- Ας υποθέσουμε πως του καπέλου ο γύρος
άξαφνα εφάρδυνε, μα εστένεψαν, κολλούν
τα παντελόνια μας [...]- As ypothésoume pos tou kapélou o gýros
áxafna efárdyne, ma esténepsan, kolloún
ta pantelónia mas [...] - Let us assume that the hat's brim
suddenly widened; but tightened, stuck
are our trousers [...]
- As ypothésoume pos tou kapélou o gýros
- 1928 Kostas Karyotakis. poem Αισιοδοξία (Optimism)
- 2010 Ioanna Karystiani. Τα σακιά (Sacks), novel
- bout, round, movement on a circle
- 1936 Nikos Kazantzakis. The Rock Garden (composed in French)
- Κάμε το γύρο της πατρίδας σου, και θα 'χεις κάμει το γύρο του κόσμου (@books.google)
- Káme to gýro tis patrídas sou, kai tha 'cheis kámei to gýro tou kósmou
- Make a tour of your country, and you will have done the tour of the world.
- «Ο γύρος του κόσμου σε ογδόντα ημέρες», μυθιστόρημα του Ιουλίου Βερν.
- «O gýros tou kósmou se ogdónta iméres», mythistórima tou Ioulíou Vern.
- «Around the World in Eighty Days», novel by Jules Verne.
- 1936 Nikos Kazantzakis. The Rock Garden (composed in French)
- a walk or stroll
- Πάμε ένα γύρο στην πλατεία να δούμε τα παιδιά;
- Páme éna gýro stin plateía na doúme ta paidiá?
- Shall we go for a stroll to the square to see the guys?
- Alternative form, feminine: γύρα (gýra) (colloquial)
- bypass, detour, diversion from main route
- Γίνονται έργα στη λεωφόρο και κάναμε ολόκληρο γύρο για να φτάσουμε.
- Gínontai érga sti leofóro kai káname olókliro gýro gia na ftásoume.
- There's construction at the avenue, so we made a long detour to get there.
- spread (of news)
- Η είδηση του θανάτου της έκανε το γύρο του κόσμου.
- I eídisi tou thanátou tis ékane to gýro tou kósmou.
- The news of her death made international headlines. Literally: made the tour of the world.)
- lap, round, tour (sport, game, elections)
- προκριματικός γύρος - δεύτερος γύρος ― prokrimatikós gýros - défteros gýros ― preliminary round - second round
- tour, turn (work)
Declension
Declension of γύρος
Derived terms
- Γύρος της Γαλλίας m (Gýros tis Gallías, “Tour de France”) (sports)
- γύρος του θανάτου m (gýros tou thanátou, “lap of death”) (of dangerous acrobatics)
- γύρος του θριάμβου m (gýros tou thriámvou, “lap of honour”)
Related terms
- αυλόγυρος (avlógyros, “patio, garden surrounding a building”)
- γυρεύω (gyrévo, “search, look around for”)
- γύρη f (gýri, “pollen”)
- γυρίζω (gyrízo, “turn, return”)
- γυρο- (gyro-, “gyro-”) compounds
- γύρω (gýro, “around”, adverb)
- περίγυρος m (perígyros, “surroundings”)
- πλατύγυρος (platýgyros, “with broad brim”)
- ποδόγυρος m (podógyros, “hem of clothing”)
- τριγύρω (trigýro, “around”, adverb)
Etymology 2
Calque of Turkish döner from dönmek (“turn”) for the cyclic movement of the skew.
Noun
γύρος • (gýros) m (plural γύροι)
- (food) gyro, doner kebab[6]
- Πάω στο σουβλατζίδικο να φάω μία πίτα με γύρο, ντομάτα, κρεμμύδι και τζατζίκι.
- Páo sto souvlatzídiko na fáo mía píta me gýro, ntomáta, kremmýdi kai tzatzíki.
- I'm going to the souvlaki-shop to eat a gyro-wrap with tomato, onion(s) and tzatziki.
Derived terms
References
- ^ γύρος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
- ^ Lua error in Module:languages/errorGetBy at line 16: Please specify a language or etymology language code in the parameter "1"; the value "2017" is not valid (see Wiktionary:List of languages).
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “gēu-, gəu-, gū-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 387
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “293”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page γύρος
- ^ γύρος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ gyro (food) at Wikipedia
Further reading
Γύρος (disambiguation) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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