gyro
See also: gyro-
English
Etymology 1
Originally a shortening of gyroscope.
Pronunciation
Noun
gyro (plural gyros)
- A gyroscope
- A gyrocompass
- An autogyro
Translations
gyroscope — see gyroscope
Etymology 2
From Greek γύρος (gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit. Doublet of gyre and gyrus.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/, /ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/, /ˈjɪɹoʊ/, /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/
/ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/ (proscribed): (file) /ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/: (file) /ˈjɪɹoʊ/: (file) /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/: (file)
Noun
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
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/.):
- Special Note: In Greek, both the singular form and the plural form of the word are pronounced gyros. You can have one gyros or many gyros. This is similar to the way English uses the same word for singular and plural forms of some nouns (e.g. fish and deer). It is incorrect to ask for one gyro. You would ask for one gyros.
Translations
Greek sandwich
See also
References
[1] has a discussion of pronunciations.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Greek γύρος (gýros)
Pronunciation
Noun
gyro m (plural gyros)
Alternative forms
Latin
Etymology
From gȳrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈɡyː.roː/, [ˈɡyːroː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ro/, [ˈd͡ʒiːro]
Verb
gȳrō (present infinitive gȳrāre, perfect active gȳrāvī, supine gȳrātum); first conjugation
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
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)
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