gyros

See also: Gyros

English

Etymology 1

From Greek γύρος (gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit (as a calque of Turkish döner into Greek).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪəɹəʊs/, /jɪəɹ-/, /ˈdʒɪəɹ-/, /ˈdʒaɪɹ-/

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Noun

gyros (plural gyros or (rare) gyroi)

1. Alternative form of gyro (“Greek sandwich”).
   • 1993 July 7, D. Glenn Arthur Jr., “Phone solicitors”, in rec.models.rockets‎^[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 5 May 2025:

     Now this has gotten me thinking ... I wonder whether I could build an odd-roc out of pita bread ... I'd have to toast it first, I guess, to make it rigid ... then again, I could roll it into a cone (sort of like the way I've most often seen gyroi made) and use a black olive for the nose to give it even more of a Greek touch ... hey, this has possibilities.

   • 1997 September 12, Joseph Michael Bay, “Looking for Hummus Sandwich Ideas”, in rec.food.veg‎^[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 5 May 2025:

     Well, hummus is a popular item at the Grease Trucks of Rutgers University (a group of catering trucks serving a variety of burgers, steaks, gyroi, and various Middle Eastern foods).

   • 2016 October 7, Peter Moylan, “Pronunciation manual”, in alt.usage.english‎^[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 5 May 2025:

     Greek sellers of gyroi in Australia often use the spelling word "yeeros" for the singular.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪəɹəʊz/, /jɪəɹ-/, /ˈdʒɪəɹ-/, /ˈdʒaɪɹ-/

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Noun

gyros

1. plural of gyro (“Greek sandwich”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊz]

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Noun

gyros

1. plural of gyro (“gyroscope etc.”)

Anagrams

• gorsy

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪros]

Noun

gyros m inan

1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

Declension

Declension of gyros (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	gyros	gyrosy
genitive	gyrosu	gyrosů
dative	gyrosu	gyrosům
accusative	gyros	gyrosy
vocative	gyrose	gyrosy
locative	gyrose, gyrosu	gyrosech
instrumental	gyrosem	gyrosy

Further reading

• “gyros”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek γύρος (gýros)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡyːʁʌs]

Noun

gyros (singular definite gyrossen, not used in plural form)

1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

Declension

Declension of gyros

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	gyros	gyrossen
genitive	gyros'	gyrossens

References

• “gyros” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek γύρος (gýros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣiːrɔs/

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• Hyphenation: gy‧ros

Noun

gyros m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

French

Etymology

From Greek γύρος (gýros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.ʁos/
• Rhymes: -os
• Hyphenation: gy‧ros

Noun

gyros m (invariable)

1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

Alternative forms

• gyro
• yero

Latin

Noun

gȳrōs

1. accusative plural of gȳrus

Polish

gyrosy

Alternative forms

• giros

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek γύρος (gýros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɘ.rɔs/

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• Rhymes: -ɘrɔs
• Syllabification: gy‧ros

Noun

gyros m animal or m inan

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

Declension

Declension of gyros

	singular	plural
nominative	gyros	gyrosy
genitive	gyrosa/gyrosu	gyrosów
dative	gyrosowi	gyrosom
accusative	gyros/gyrosa	gyrosy
instrumental	gyrosem	gyrosami
locative	gyrosie	gyrosach
vocative	gyrosie	gyrosy

Further reading

• gyros in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gyros in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek γύρος (gýros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡyːrʊs/, /ˈjyːrʊs/

Noun

gyros c

1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

Declension

Declension of gyros

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gyros	gyros
	definite	gyrosen	gyrosens
plural	indefinite	gyrosar	gyrosars
	definite	gyrosarna	gyrosarnas

Noun

gyros

1. indefinite genitive singular of gyro