gigants

== Latvian == === Etymology === Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”), genitive form γιγάντος (gigántos), the name of a mythical race of large human-like beings. The word was apparently taken into Ancient Greek from a non-Indo-European pre-Greek language. === Pronunciation === === Noun === gigants m (1st declension) giant (object, animal or person of unusually large size) lielās pilsētas izaug par gigantiem, mazās kļūst par lielām ― the big cities grow into giants (and) the small ones become big dzīve ir daudzveidīga: līdzās grandiozām celtnēm un tehnikas gigantiem cilvēkam vajadzīgs zieds, smarža, daiļums ― life is diverse: in addition to grandiose buildings and technical giants, people need also flowers, aromas, beauty Manilas pilsētas apkārtnē atrasts neparasta izmēra cilvēka skelets: milzis bijis 5 metri garš!... giganta zobi sasnieguši 7 cm (!) garumu ― near the city of Manila a human skeleton of unusual size was found: the giant was 5 meters tall!... the giant's teeth reached a length of 7cm (!) Nēģeru gigants Čemberlens (viņš ir 2 metrus 20 centimetrus garš) no ASV izlases nonāca... cirka basketbola trupā ― the Negro giant Chamberlain (he is 2 meters and 20 centimeters tall) from the American team came... in a circus basketball troupe giant (person of extraordinary talent or influence in a given field) ja mēs soli pa solim izsekojam noveles attīstībai.., tad beidzot nonākam pie vislielākā novelistikas giganta: pie krievu rakstnieka Antona Čehova ― if we follow the development of the novel step by step..., then we finally arrive at the greatest giant: the Russian writer Anton Chekhov (Greek mythology) giant (member of a race of enormous beings, the children of Gaia and Uranus) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (of "very large entity"): milzis, milzenis (of "large mythical being"): milzis ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “of "very large entity"”): punduris (antonym(s) of “of "large mythical being"”): rūķis ==== Derived terms ==== gigantisks gigantisms