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γύρος
a turn, round, or circuit (also the grilled meat dish, gyro) /ˈʝi.ros/
nounB1#1261 most common
Also: gyro (the Greek meat wrap), lap (in a race or walk), tour
Example sentences
Θέλω έναν γύρο, παρακαλώ.
I want a gyro, please.
Κάνουμε έναν γύρο στην πλατεία;
Shall we take a walk around the square?
Ο γύρος του κόσμου διαρκεί πολλούς μήνες με πλοίο.
Sailing around the world takes many months.
Στον δεύτερο γύρο των εκλογών ψήφισε μεγαλύτερο ποσοστό του πληθυσμού.
In the second round of elections, a larger share of the population voted.
Ο δρομέας ολοκλήρωσε τον τελευταίο γύρο με εντυπωσιακή ταχύτητα.
The runner finished the last lap at an impressive speed.
Η ξενάγηση περιλάμβανε έναν γύρο στα σημαντικότερα μνημεία της πόλης, καθένα δεμένο με διαφορετική εποχή.
The tour included a circuit of the city's most important monuments, each tied to a different era.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο γύρος | οι γύροι |
| Genitive | του γύρου | των γύρων |
| Accusative | τον γύρο | τους γύρους |
| Vocative | γύρε | γύροι |
Word family
γυρίζωto turn, to spin, to returnγύρωaround, round about
γυρισμόςreturn, homecoming
γυριστόςcurved, turned
γυροσκόπιοgyroscope
Etymology
Γύρος descends from ancient Greek γῦρος, meaning a circle or ring. Its origin before that is disputed; some scholars treat it as inherited from Indo-European, others as a pre-Greek borrowing, so no secure root can be given. The word entered English through Latin as the source of gyre, gyrate, and gyroscope, while the food sense (meat turning on a vertical spit) gave English the direct loanword gyro.
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