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English

Etymology 1

Originally a shortening of gyroscope.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?a??o?/
• Homophone: giro
• Rhymes: -a????
• Rhymes: -?????

Noun

gyro (plural gyros)

1. A gyroscope
2. A gyrocompass
3. An autogyro

Derived terms

• directional gyro

Translations

Etymology 2

From Greek ????? (gýros); from the turning of the meat on a spit. Doublet of gyre and gyrus.

Alternative forms

• gyros, giro, giros
• yero

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?a??o?/, /?ji?.?o?/, /?j??o?/, /????o?/

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 /?d?a??o?/ is often proscribed. All of the listed pronunciations may be found in use. (The modern Greek pronunciation is /??i?os/.):

Translations

See also

• kebab
• shawarma, shoarma, shwarma
• souvlaki

References

Linguist List has a discussion of pronunciations (archived).

Anagrams

• Gy?r, gory, ogry, orgy

French

Etymology

From Greek ????? (gýros)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i.?o/

Noun

gyro m (plural gyros)

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

Alternative forms

• gyros
• yero

Latin

Etymology

From g?rus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek ????? (gûros)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /??y?.ro?/, [??y??o?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?d??i.ro/, [?d??i???]

Verb

g?r? (present infinitive g?r?re, perfect active g?r?v?, supine g?r?tum); first conjugation

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

• cong?r?
• g?r?tus

Related terms

• g?rus

Descendants

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, 1883–1887)

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

By ellipsis.

Noun

doner (plural doners)

1. doner kebab

Etymology 2

From done +? -er. Compare goner.

Noun

doner

1. (Dublin slang) Goner; someone who is done for.

Etymology 3

From done +? -er (comparative suffix).

Adjective

doner

1. (humorous, dialect) comparative form of done: more done

See also

• done and doner

Etymology 4

See donor.

Noun

doner (plural doners)

1. Misspelling of donor.

Anagrams

• Drone, Roden, drone, nerdo, orned, redon, renod, ronde

Latin

Verb

d?ner

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of d?n?

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

doner

1. imperative of donere

Old French

Etymology

From Latin don?re, present active infinitive of d?n?. Compare Old Occitan donar.

Verb

doner

1. to give

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

References

• “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, ?ISBN, page 153