Γοργώ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Γοργών (Gorgṓn)

Etymology

From γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Γοργώ • (Gorgṓ) f (genitive Γοργοῦς or Γοργόνος); third declension

  1. gorgon

Usage notes

The third declension inflections with the irregular nominative singular are only sometimes found in the archaic or verse.

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Γοργώ (Gorgó), γοργόνα (gorgóna, “mermaid”)
  • → Latin: Gorgōn
    • → Italian: Gorgone
    • → Sicilian: Gurguni

References

  • “Γοργώ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Γοργώ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “Γοργώ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Γοργώ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
  • “Γοργώ”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011
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