gigeria

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English

Noun

gigeria

  1. plural of gigerium

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from Middle Persian (compare Persian جگر (jegar)), or from another language with this word of the same root Proto-Indo-European *Hyékʷr̥ (liver).

Pronunciation

Noun

gigēria n pl (genitive gigēriōrum); second declension

  1. the cooked entrails of poultry

Usage notes

Very rarely used in the singular.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative gigēria
Genitive gigēriōrum
Dative gigēriīs
Accusative gigēria
Ablative gigēriīs
Vocative gigēria

Descendants

  • Old French: gisier, gesier, giser

References