LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

gigantēus

gigantēus (feminine gigantēa, neuter gigantēum)
Classical[ɡɪ.ɡanˈteː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒi.ɡanˈtɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the giants

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegigantēusgigantēagigantēum
genitivegigantēīgigantēaegigantēī
dativegigantēōgigantēaegigantēō
accusativegigantēumgigantēamgigantēum
ablativegigantēōgigantēāgigantēō
vocativegigantēegigantēagigantēum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegigantēīgigantēaegigantēa
genitivegigantēōrumgigantēārumgigantēōrum
dativegigantēīsgigantēīsgigantēīs
accusativegigantēōsgigantēāsgigantēa
ablativegigantēīsgigantēīsgigantēīs
vocativegigantēīgigantēaegigantēa

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

Gigantēus adj.
, γιγάντειος, of the giants, O.: triumphus, over the Giants, H.: tropaea, O.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -ēus Latin gigantēus From gigāns + -ēus.

In English words that came into English from gigantēus

  • giganteangigantēus

Quick answers

What does gigantēus mean in Latin?
gigantēus, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to the giants”.
How do you pronounce gigantēus?
In classical Latin, [ɡɪ.ɡanˈteː.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒi.ɡanˈtɛː.us].