gyrus

English

Etymology

From Latin gȳrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros). Doublet of gyro and gyre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹəs/

Noun

gyrus (plural gyri or gyruses)

  1. (anatomy) A fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain.
    Synonym: (dated) gyre

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Finnish

Etymology

< Latin gyrus

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡyːrus/, [ˈɡyːrus̠]

Noun

gyrus

  1. (medical terminology) Synonym of aivopoimu (“gyrus”).

Declension
Inflection of gyrus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative gyrus gyrukset
genitive gyruksen gyrusten
gyruksien
partitive gyrusta gyruksia
illative gyrukseen gyruksiin
singular plural
nominative gyrus gyrukset
accusative nom. gyrus gyrukset
gen. gyruksen
genitive gyruksen gyrusten
gyruksien
partitive gyrusta gyruksia
inessive gyruksessa gyruksissa
elative gyruksesta gyruksista
illative gyrukseen gyruksiin
adessive gyruksella gyruksilla
ablative gyrukselta gyruksilta
allative gyrukselle gyruksille
essive gyruksena gyruksina
translative gyrukseksi gyruksiksi
abessive gyruksetta gyruksitta
instructive — gyruksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of gyrus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative gyrukseni gyrukseni
accusative nom. gyrukseni gyrukseni
gen. gyrukseni
genitive gyrukseni gyrusteni
gyruksieni
partitive gyrustani gyruksiani
inessive gyruksessani gyruksissani
elative gyruksestani gyruksistani
illative gyrukseeni gyruksiini
adessive gyruksellani gyruksillani
ablative gyrukseltani gyruksiltani
allative gyrukselleni gyruksilleni
essive gyruksenani gyruksinani
translative gyruksekseni gyruksikseni
abessive gyruksettani gyruksittani
instructive — —
comitative — gyruksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative gyruksesi gyruksesi
accusative nom. gyruksesi gyruksesi
gen. gyruksesi
genitive gyruksesi gyrustesi
gyruksiesi
partitive gyrustasi gyruksiasi
inessive gyruksessasi gyruksissasi
elative gyruksestasi gyruksistasi
illative gyrukseesi gyruksiisi
adessive gyruksellasi gyruksillasi
ablative gyrukseltasi gyruksiltasi
allative gyruksellesi gyruksillesi
essive gyruksenasi gyruksinasi
translative gyrukseksesi gyruksiksesi
abessive gyruksettasi gyruksittasi
instructive — —
comitative — gyruksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative gyruksemme gyruksemme
accusative nom. gyruksemme gyruksemme
gen. gyruksemme
genitive gyruksemme gyrustemme
gyruksiemme
partitive gyrustamme gyruksiamme
inessive gyruksessamme gyruksissamme
elative gyruksestamme gyruksistamme
illative gyrukseemme gyruksiimme
adessive gyruksellamme gyruksillamme
ablative gyrukseltamme gyruksiltamme
allative gyruksellemme gyruksillemme
essive gyruksenamme gyruksinamme
translative gyrukseksemme gyruksiksemme
abessive gyruksettamme gyruksittamme
instructive — —
comitative — gyruksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative gyruksenne gyruksenne
accusative nom. gyruksenne gyruksenne
gen. gyruksenne
genitive gyruksenne gyrustenne
gyruksienne
partitive gyrustanne gyruksianne
inessive gyruksessanne gyruksissanne
elative gyruksestanne gyruksistanne
illative gyrukseenne gyruksiinne
adessive gyruksellanne gyruksillanne
ablative gyrukseltanne gyruksiltanne
allative gyruksellenne gyruksillenne
essive gyruksenanne gyruksinanne
translative gyrukseksenne gyruksiksenne
abessive gyruksettanne gyruksittanne
instructive — —
comitative — gyruksinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative gyruksensa gyruksensa
accusative nom. gyruksensa gyruksensa
gen. gyruksensa
genitive gyruksensa gyrustensa
gyruksiensa
partitive gyrustaan
gyrustansa		 gyruksiaan
gyruksiansa
inessive gyruksessaan
gyruksessansa		 gyruksissaan
gyruksissansa
elative gyruksestaan
gyruksestansa		 gyruksistaan
gyruksistansa
illative gyrukseensa gyruksiinsa
adessive gyruksellaan
gyruksellansa		 gyruksillaan
gyruksillansa
ablative gyrukseltaan
gyrukseltansa		 gyruksiltaan
gyruksiltansa
allative gyrukselleen
gyruksellensa		 gyruksilleen
gyruksillensa
essive gyruksenaan
gyruksenansa		 gyruksinaan
gyruksinansa
translative gyruksekseen
gyrukseksensa		 gyruksikseen
gyruksiksensa
abessive gyruksettaan
gyruksettansa		 gyruksittaan
gyruksittansa
instructive — —
comitative — gyruksineen
gyruksinensa

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros).

Pronunciation

Noun

gȳrus m (genitive gȳrī); second declension

  1. circle
  2. a circular motion
  3. a circuit, course, ring
  4. (by extension) place where horses are trained

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gȳrus gȳrī
Genitive gȳrī gȳrōrum
Dative gȳrō gȳrīs
Accusative gȳrum gȳrōs
Ablative gȳrō gȳrīs
Vocative gȳre gȳrī

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Aromanian: giur
  • English: gyre, gyrus
  • French: girolle
  • Friulian: gîr
  • Italian: giro
  • Romanian: jur, girus
  • Portuguese: giro
  • Spanish: giro
  • Translingual: Anagyrus

References
  • “gyrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “gyrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gyrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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