# gigant
## Czech
### Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡɪɡant]
* Hyphenation: gi‧gant

### Noun

gigant m anim
* giant (mythical being of superhuman size or a very tall or mighty person)

#### Declension
### Noun

gigant m inan or m anim
* giant (very large company or organisation)

#### Usage notes

* In older dictionaries, this meaning is exclusively inanimate, but animate uses have been gaining ground.

#### Declension
## Danish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas).

### Noun

gigant c (singular definite giganten, plural indefinite giganter)
* (Greek mythology) a giant (mythical being of superhuman size)
** (figurative) a giant (very large animal, human, organisation etc.)
    Synonyms: kæmpe, mastodont

#### Derived terms

* gigantisk
* gigantisme

### References

* “gigant” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “plural gigantes: giant”).

### Noun

gigant m (definite singular giganten, indefinite plural giganter, definite plural gigantene)
* a giant (mythical being of superhuman size)
* a giant (very large company or organisation)

#### Derived terms

* gigantisk

### References

* “gigant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “plural gigantes: giant”).

### Noun

gigant m (definite singular giganten, indefinite plural gigantar, definite plural gigantane)
* a giant (mythical being of superhuman size)
* a giant (very large company or organisation)

#### Derived terms

* gigantisk

### References

* “gigant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old English
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡiː.ɡɑnt/, [ˈɡiː.ɣɑnt]

### Noun

gīgant m
* a giant (mythical being of superhuman size)
    Synonym: ent

#### Declension

Strong a-stem:

#### Derived terms

* gīgantmæċġ

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* Gigant

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Gigantēs.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡi.ɡant/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iɡant
* Syllabification: gi‧gant
* Homophone: Gigant

### Noun

gigant m pers
* (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) giant (Greek mythological creature)
* giant (person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual)
    Synonym: tytan

#### Declension
### Noun

gigant m inan
* giant (large object)
* (slang) act of fleeing from home or other permanent residence
* (slang) roaming (instance of wandering)
    Synonym: włóczęga

#### Derived terms

* gigantyczny
* gigantyzacja
* gigantyzm

#### Related terms

* gigantycznie
* gigantyczność

### Further reading

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

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gigante, from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”).

### Noun

gigant m (plural giganți)
* giant

#### Related terms

* gigantesc
* gigantic
* gigantism
* gigantomahie

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡǐɡant/
* Hyphenation: gi‧gant

### Noun

gìgant m (Cyrillic spelling гѝгант)
* giant

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

gigant c
* a giant (from Greek mythology)
* (figuratively) a giant (prominent person, something large, etc.)
    en litterär giganta literary giant
    en gigant bland gigantera giant among giants

#### Related terms

* gigantisk (“gigantic”)

#### See also

* jätte

### References

* gigant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* gigant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* gigant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)