gyro

See also: gyro-

English

Etymology 1

Originally a shortening of gyroscope.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəʊ/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/
• Homophone: giro
• Rhymes: -aɪɹəʊ
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊ

Noun

gyro (plural gyros)

1. A gyroscope.
2. A gyrocompass.
3. An autogyro.
4. (cycling) Synonym of detangler.

Derived terms

• directional gyro
• gravogyro
• gyro compass

Translations

gyroscope — see gyroscope

Etymology 2

A gyro wrapped in wax paper, purchased in Washington, DC, United States.

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

• gyros, giro, giros
• yiros, yero

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/, /ˈjɪɹoʊ/, /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊ/

• Audio; /ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/:

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• Audio; /ˈjɪɹoʊ/:

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• Audio; /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/:

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• Audio (proscribed); /ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/:

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Noun

gyro (plural gyros)

1. A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.

   I'll have a gyro, please.

Usage notes

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/:

• Audio:

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  (pronunciation of the Modern Greek word γύρος)

Translations

Greek sandwich

• Armenian: գիրոս (giros)
• Czech: gyros m
• Dutch: gyros (nl)
• Finnish: gyros
• French: gyros (fr)
• German: Gyros (de) n
• Greek: γύρος (el) m (gýros)
• Hindi: गीरोस (gīros)
• Hungarian: gírosz (hu)
• Japanese: ギロピタ (giropita)
• Polish: gyros (pl) m, giros m, kebab (pl) m
• Russian: гирос (ru) m (giros), гиро n (giro)
• Spanish: gyro m (yiro)
• Swedish: gyros (sv) c

See also

• kebab, doner kebab
• shawarma, shoarma, shwarma
• souvlaki

References

Linguist List has a discussion of pronunciations (archived).

Anagrams

• Győr, Gory, orgy, gory

French

Etymology

From Greek γύρος (gýros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.ʁo/

Noun

gyro m (plural gyros)

1. gyro; alternative spelling of gyros (Greek sandwich)

Alternative forms

• gyros
• yero

Latin

Etymology

From gȳrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɡyː.roː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒiː.ro]

Verb

gȳrō (present infinitive gȳrāre, perfect active gȳrāvī, supine gȳrātum); first conjugation

1. to turn in a circle, wheel around, rotate
2. to circle, revolve around

Conjugation

   Conjugation of gȳrō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	gȳrō		gȳrās		gȳrat		gȳrāmus		gȳrātis		gȳrant
	imperfect	gȳrābam		gȳrābās		gȳrābat		gȳrābāmus		gȳrābātis		gȳrābant
	future	gȳrābō		gȳrābis		gȳrābit		gȳrābimus		gȳrābitis		gȳrābunt
	perfect	gȳrāvī		gȳrāvistī		gȳrāvit		gȳrāvimus		gȳrāvistis		gȳrāvērunt, gȳrāvēre
	pluperfect	gȳrāveram		gȳrāverās		gȳrāverat		gȳrāverāmus		gȳrāverātis		gȳrāverant
	future perfect	gȳrāverō		gȳrāveris		gȳrāverit		gȳrāverimus		gȳrāveritis		gȳrāverint
passive	present	gȳror		gȳrāris, gȳrāre		gȳrātur		gȳrāmur		gȳrāminī		gȳrantur
	imperfect	gȳrābar		gȳrābāris, gȳrābāre		gȳrābātur		gȳrābāmur		gȳrābāminī		gȳrābantur
	future	gȳrābor		gȳrāberis, gȳrābere		gȳrābitur		gȳrābimur		gȳrābiminī		gȳrābuntur
	perfect	gȳrātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	gȳrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	gȳrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	gȳrem		gȳrēs		gȳret		gȳrēmus		gȳrētis		gȳrent
	imperfect	gȳrārem		gȳrārēs		gȳrāret		gȳrārēmus		gȳrārētis		gȳrārent
	perfect	gȳrāverim		gȳrāverīs		gȳrāverit		gȳrāverīmus		gȳrāverītis		gȳrāverint
	pluperfect	gȳrāvissem		gȳrāvissēs		gȳrāvisset		gȳrāvissēmus		gȳrāvissētis		gȳrāvissent
passive	present	gȳrer		gȳrēris, gȳrēre		gȳrētur		gȳrēmur		gȳrēminī		gȳrentur
	imperfect	gȳrārer		gȳrārēris, gȳrārēre		gȳrārētur		gȳrārēmur		gȳrārēminī		gȳrārentur
	perfect	gȳrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	gȳrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		gȳrā		—		—		gȳrāte		—
	future	—		gȳrātō		gȳrātō		—		gȳrātōte		gȳrantō
passive	present	—		gȳrāre		—		—		gȳrāminī		—
	future	—		gȳrātor		gȳrātor		—		—		gȳrantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		gȳrāre			gȳrārī			gȳrāns			—
future		gȳrātūrum esse			gȳrātum īrī			gȳrātūrus			gȳrandus
perfect		gȳrāvisse			gȳrātum esse			—			gȳrātus
future perfect		—			gȳrātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		gȳrātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		gȳrandī		gȳrandō		gȳrandum		gȳrandō		gȳrātum		gȳrātū

Derived terms

• congȳrō
• gȳrātus

Related terms

• gȳrus

Descendants

• Catalan: girar
• → English: gyre, gyrate
• French: gyrer
• Friulian: girâ
• Galician: xirar
• Italian: girare
  • → Spanish: yirar
• Portuguese: girar
• Spanish: girar
• → Swedish: gira

References

• “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

Noun

gyro n

1. a gyroscope

   Synonym: gyroskop

Declension

Declension of [Term?]

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gyro	gyros
	definite	gyrot	gyrots
plural	indefinite	gyron	gyrons
	definite	gyrona	gyronas

References

• gyro in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gyro in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gyro in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)