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): /ˈɡiːɹos/, /jiːɹoʊs/, /ˈd͡ʒiːɹoʊs/, /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊs/

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Noun

gyros (plural gyros)

1. Alternative form of gyro (“Greek sandwich”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːɹoz/, /jiːɹoʊz/, /ˈd͡ʒiːɹoʊz/, /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊz/

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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

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, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek γύρος (gýros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣiːrɔs/

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• Hyphenation: gy‧ros

Noun

gyros m (uncountable)

1. gyro (Greek sandwich)

French

Etymology

From Greek γύρος (gýros).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gyros m (plural gyros)

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/

• Audio:

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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