gyro

See also: gyro-

English

Etymology 1

Originally a shortening of gyroscope.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəʊ/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/
• Homophone: giro
• Rhymes: -aɪɹəʊ
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊ

Noun

gyro (plural gyros)

1. A gyroscope.
2. A gyrocompass.
3. An autogyro.
4. (cycling) Synonym of detangler.

Derived terms

• directional gyro
• gyro compass

Translations

gyroscope — see gyroscope

Etymology 2

A gyro wrapped in wax paper, purchased in Washington, DC, United States.

Back-formation from the plural gyros, from Greek γύρος (gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit (as a calque of Turkish döner into Greek). Doublet of gyre and gyrus.

Alternative forms

• gyros, giro, giros
• yiros, yero

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/, /ˈjɪɹoʊ/, /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊ/

• Audio; /ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/:

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• Audio; /ˈjɪɹoʊ/:

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• Audio; /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/:

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• Audio (proscribed); /ˈdʒaɪɹoʊ/:

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Noun

gyro (plural gyros)

1. 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/.):

• Audio; /ˈjiːɹoʊs/:

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  (an approximate pronunciation of the Modern Greek word γύρος)

Translations

Greek sandwich

• Armenian: գիրոս (giros)
• Czech: gyros m
• Dutch: gyros (nl)
• Finnish: gyros
• French: gyros (fr)
• German: Gyros (de) n
• Greek: γύρος (el) m (gýros)
• Hungarian: gírosz (hu)
• Japanese: ギロピタ (giropita)
• Polish: gyros (pl) m, giros m, kebab (pl) m
• Russian: гирос (ru) m (giros), гиро n (giro)
• Swedish: gyros (sv) c

See also

• kebab, doner kebab
• shawarma, shoarma, shwarma
• souvlaki

References

Linguist List has a discussion of pronunciations (archived).

Anagrams

• Győr, Gory, orgy, gory

French

Etymology

From Greek γύρος (gýros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.ʁo/

Noun

gyro m (plural gyros)

1. gyro; Alternative spelling of gyros (Greek sandwich)

Alternative forms

• gyros
• yero

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

1. to turn in a circle, wheel around, rotate
2. to circle, revolve around

Conjugation

Conjugation of gȳrō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	gȳrō	gȳrās	gȳrat	gȳrāmus	gȳrātis	gȳrant
	imperfect	gȳrābam	gȳrābās	gȳrābat	gȳrābāmus	gȳrābātis	gȳrābant
	future	gȳrābō	gȳrābis	gȳrābit	gȳrābimus	gȳrābitis	gȳrābunt
	perfect	gȳrāvī	gȳrāvistī	gȳrāvit	gȳrāvimus	gȳrāvistis	gȳrāvērunt, gȳrāvēre
	pluperfect	gȳrāveram	gȳrāverās	gȳrāverat	gȳrāverāmus	gȳrāverātis	gȳrāverant
	future perfect	gȳrāverō	gȳrāveris	gȳrāverit	gȳrāverimus	gȳrāveritis	gȳrāverint
passive	present	gȳror	gȳrāris, gȳrāre	gȳrātur	gȳrāmur	gȳrāminī	gȳrantur
	imperfect	gȳrābar	gȳrābāris, gȳrābāre	gȳrābātur	gȳrābāmur	gȳrābāminī	gȳrābantur
	future	gȳrābor	gȳrāberis, gȳrābere	gȳrābitur	gȳrābimur	gȳrābiminī	gȳrābuntur
	perfect	gȳrātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	gȳrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	gȳrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	gȳrem	gȳrēs	gȳret	gȳrēmus	gȳrētis	gȳrent
	imperfect	gȳrārem	gȳrārēs	gȳrāret	gȳrārēmus	gȳrārētis	gȳrārent
	perfect	gȳrāverim	gȳrāverīs	gȳrāverit	gȳrāverīmus	gȳrāverītis	gȳrāverint
	pluperfect	gȳrāvissem	gȳrāvissēs	gȳrāvisset	gȳrāvissēmus	gȳrāvissētis	gȳrāvissent
passive	present	gȳrer	gȳrēris, gȳrēre	gȳrētur	gȳrēmur	gȳrēminī	gȳrentur
	imperfect	gȳrārer	gȳrārēris, gȳrārēre	gȳrārētur	gȳrārēmur	gȳrārēminī	gȳrārentur
	perfect	gȳrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	gȳrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	gȳrā	—	—	gȳrāte	—
	future	—	gȳrātō	gȳrātō	—	gȳrātōte	gȳrantō
passive	present	—	gȳrāre	—	—	gȳrāminī	—
	future	—	gȳrātor	gȳrātor	—	—	gȳrantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		gȳrāre	gȳrāvisse	gȳrātūrum esse	gȳrārī	gȳrātum esse	gȳrātum īrī
participles		gȳrāns	—	gȳrātūrus	—	gȳrātus	gȳrandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		gȳrandī	gȳrandō	gȳrandum	gȳrandō	gȳrātum	gȳrātū

Derived terms

• congȳrō
• gȳrātus

Related terms

• gȳrus

Descendants

• Catalan: girar
• → English: gyre, gyrate
• French: gyrer
• Friulian: girâ
• Galician: xirar
• Italian: girare
  • → Spanish: yirar
• Portuguese: girar
• Spanish: girar
• → Swedish: gira

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)

Swedish

Noun

gyro n

1. a gyroscope

   Synonym: gyroskop

Declension

Declension of gyro

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gyro	gyros
	definite	gyrot	gyrots
plural	indefinite	gyron	gyrons
	definite	gyrona	gyronas

References

• gyro in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gyro in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gyro in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)