Polyglot Dictionary

Gigant

/ɡiˈɡant/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Giganten

Meaning

  1. giant

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

riese

Gigant and Riese are close synonyms for "giant"; Gigant is more modern or figurative, like a tech giant, Riese the classic, fairy-tale word for a giant creature.

Similar in other languages

French

géant

géant is the French word for the same thing — both mean "giant."

Portuguese

gigante

gigante is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "giant."

Practice

1 What does Gigant mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Konzern ist ein ___ der Branche.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gigant?

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