# gigolo
## English
### Etymology

First attested in English in 1922. From French gigolo (“young lover kept by an older woman”), first attested in that sense in 1904 (attested since 1850 in the sense “Amant de cœur, compagnon d'une gigolette", and since 1894 in the sense “elegant young man whose means of livelihood are dubious”), a back-formation from gigolette (“promiscuous dancing girl, girl available for hire as a dancing partner”), attested since 1850, from giguer (“to dance”), from gigue (“fiddle; type of dance; jig”). More at jig.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.loʊ/ or /ˈʒɪɡ.loʊ/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/ or /ˈʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Hyphenation: gig‧o‧lo

### Noun

gigolo (plural gigolos)
* A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment; a prostitute.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostitute
* A hired escort or dancing partner for a woman.
** 1929, “Just a Gigolo”, Irving Caesar (lyrics), Leonello Casucci (music):I'm just a gigolo / And everywhere I go / People know the part I'm playin' / Paid for every dance / Sellin' each romance / Ooh, what they're sayin'

#### Descendants

* North Levantine Arabic: جغل (jagal)

#### Translations
### References

* 1 2 “gigolo”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* ↑ “gigolo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
* ↑ Dictionnaire étymologique et historique du français (Larousse Références, →ISBN, page 339.
* 1 2 “gigolo”, in Collins English Dictionary.
* ↑ Macmillan American English Dictionary, online
* 1 2 Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, online
* ↑ Collins American English Dictionary, online
* ↑ Macmillan British English Dictionary, online
* ↑ Harrap's Shorter Dictionary, 8th Edition, page 389

## Finnish
### Etymology

From French gigolo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡiɡolo/, [ˈɡiɡo̞lo̞]
* Rhymes: -iɡolo
* Hyphenation: gi‧go‧lo

### Noun

gigolo
* gigolo

#### Declension

Possessive forms of gigolo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gigoloni
gigoloni
accusative
nom.
gigoloni
gigoloni
gen.
gigoloni
genitive
gigoloni
gigolojeni gigoloideni gigoloitteni
partitive
gigoloani
gigolojani gigoloitani
inessive
gigolossani
gigoloissani
elative
gigolostani
gigoloistani
illative
gigolooni
gigoloihini
adessive
gigolollani
gigoloillani
ablative
gigololtani
gigoloiltani
allative
gigololleni
gigoloilleni
essive
gigolonani
gigoloinani
translative
gigolokseni
gigoloikseni
abessive
gigolottani
gigoloittani
instructive
comitative
—gigoloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gigolosi
gigolosi
accusative
nom.
gigolosi
gigolosi
gen.
gigolosi
genitive
gigolosi
gigolojesi gigoloidesi gigoloittesi
partitive
gigoloasi
gigolojasi gigoloitasi
inessive
gigolossasi
gigoloissasi
elative
gigolostasi
gigoloistasi
illative
gigoloosi
gigoloihisi
adessive
gigolollasi
gigoloillasi
ablative
gigololtasi
gigoloiltasi
allative
gigolollesi
gigoloillesi
essive
gigolonasi
gigoloinasi
translative
gigoloksesi
gigoloiksesi
abessive
gigolottasi
gigoloittasi
instructive
comitative
—gigoloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gigolomme
gigolomme
accusative
nom.
gigolomme
gigolomme
gen.
gigolomme
genitive
gigolomme
gigolojemme gigoloidemme gigoloittemme
partitive
gigoloamme
gigolojamme gigoloitamme
inessive
gigolossamme
gigoloissamme
elative
gigolostamme
gigoloistamme
illative
gigoloomme
gigoloihimme
adessive
gigolollamme
gigoloillamme
ablative
gigololtamme
gigoloiltamme
allative
gigolollemme
gigoloillemme
essive
gigolonamme
gigoloinamme
translative
gigoloksemme
gigoloiksemme
abessive
gigolottamme
gigoloittamme
instructive
comitative
—gigoloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gigolonne
gigolonne
accusative
nom.
gigolonne
gigolonne
gen.
gigolonne
genitive
gigolonne
gigolojenne gigoloidenne gigoloittenne
partitive
gigoloanne
gigolojanne gigoloitanne
inessive
gigolossanne
gigoloissanne
elative
gigolostanne
gigoloistanne
illative
gigoloonne
gigoloihinne
adessive
gigolollanne
gigoloillanne
ablative
gigololtanne
gigoloiltanne
allative
gigolollenne
gigoloillenne
essive
gigolonanne
gigoloinanne
translative
gigoloksenne
gigoloiksenne
abessive
gigolottanne
gigoloittanne
instructive
comitative
—gigoloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gigolonsa
gigolonsa
accusative
nom.
gigolonsa
gigolonsa
gen.
gigolonsa
genitive
gigolonsa
gigolojensa gigoloidensa gigoloittensa
partitive
gigoloaan gigoloansa
gigolojaan gigoloitaan gigolojansa gigoloitansa
inessive
gigolossaan gigolossansa
gigoloissaan gigoloissansa
elative
gigolostaan gigolostansa
gigoloistaan gigoloistansa
illative
gigoloonsa
gigoloihinsa
adessive
gigolollaan gigolollansa
gigoloillaan gigoloillansa
ablative
gigololtaan gigololtansa
gigoloiltaan gigoloiltansa
allative
gigololleen gigolollensa
gigoloilleen gigoloillensa
essive
gigolonaan gigolonansa
gigoloinaan gigoloinansa
translative
gigolokseen gigoloksensa
gigoloikseen gigoloiksensa
abessive
gigolottaan gigolottansa
gigoloittaan gigoloittansa
instructive
comitative
—gigoloineen gigoloinensa :

### Further reading

* “gigolo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

From gigolette +‎ -lo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʒi.ɡɔ.lo/

### Noun

gigolo m (plural gigolos)
* (informal, derogatory) gigolo

#### Descendants

* → Persian: ژیگولو (žigulu)

### Further reading

* “gigolo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French gigolo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʐi.ɡɔ.lɔ/, /ʐi.ɡɔˈlɔ/
* Rhymes: -iɡɔlɔ, -ɔ
* Syllabification: gi‧go‧lo

### Noun

gigolo m pers (indeclinable)
* Alternative spelling of żigolo

#### Declension

or
Indeclinable.

### Further reading

* gigolo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* gigolo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French gigolo.

### Noun

gigolo m (uncountable)
* gigolo

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Noun

gigolo c
* a gigolo (male prostitue)
    Synonym: manshora
* a gigolo (male hired dancer)

#### Declension
### References

* gigolo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* gigolo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Fula Ordboken