LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

gȳrus

gȳrus m (genitive gȳrī)
Classical[ˈɡyː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒiː.rus]

Meaning

  1. circle
  2. a circular motion
  3. a circuit, course, ring
  4. broadlyplace where horses are trained

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Orbis · Circulus · Gyrus

Orbis (from ῥαιβός) denotes a circular motion, and the periphery described by it; whereas circulus denotes a circular level; lastly, gyrus (from γυρός) a curved, and especially a serpentine line. The phrase in orbem consistere could not be changed into in circulum, and a limited social circle, circulus, could not be expressed by orbis. Tac. G. 6. Equi nec variare gyros nostrum in modum docentur; in rectum aut uno flexu dextros agunt, ita conjuncto orbe ut nemo posterior sit. (v. 182.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegȳrusgȳrī
genitivegȳrīgȳrōrum
dativegȳrōgȳrīs
accusativegȳrumgȳrōs
ablativegȳrōgȳrīs
vocativegȳregȳrī

gȳrus, i, m., = γῦρος,
I. a circle, esp. that which is described by a horse in its movements (mostly poet.; cf.: circus, circulus, orbis, orbita).
I. Lit.: nec equi variare gyros in morem nostrum docentur, Tac. G. 6; so of a circular course, ring, for horses, Verg. G. 3, 115: carpere gyrum, id. ib. 3, 191: curvo brevius compellere gyro, Tib. 4, 1, 93; Manil. 5, 74; Ov. A. A. 3, 384; Luc. 1, 425 et saep.: adytis cum lubricus anguis ab imis Septem ingens gyros, septena volumina traxit, Verg. A. 5, 85: ducensque per aëra gyros Miluus, Ov. Am. 2, 6, 33: apes gyros volatu edunt, Plin. 11, 20, 22, § 68: grues gyros quosdam indecoro cursu peragunt, id. 10, 23, 30, § 59: quem (turbinem) pueri magno in gyro...intenti ludo exercent, Verg. A. 7, 379: in gyrum Euripo addito (in Circo), i. e. around, round about, Suet. Caes. 39.—
B. Transf., the place where horses are trained, a course (poet.): gyrum pulsat equis, Prop. 3, 14 (4, 13), 11.—
II. Trop., a circle, circuit, career, course: mensis artiore (quam annus) praecingitur circulo; angustissimum habet dies gyrum, Sen. Ep. 12; cf.: seu bruma nivalem Interiore diem gyro trahit, Hor. S. 2, 6, 26: similique gyro venient aliorum vices, circuit, course, Phaedr. 4, 26, 25: homines secundis rebus effrenatos tamquam in gyrum rationis et doctrinae duci oportere, Cic. Off. 1, 26, 70: oratorem in exiguum gyrum compellere, id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; Prop. 3, 3 (4, 2), 21; cf.: attrahe vela Fortius et gyro curre, poëta, tuo, Ov. R. Am. 398: in dialecticae gyris consenescere, Gell. 16, 8, 17.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *gew-der. Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros)bor. Latin gyrus Borrowed from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros).

Descendants
  • Englishgyre
  • Englishgyrus
  • Frenchgirolle
  • Italiangiro
  • Romanianjur
  • Romaniangirus
  • Portuguesegiro
  • Spanishgiro
  • Aromaniangiur
  • Friuliangîr

Quick answers

What does gȳrus mean in Latin?
gȳrus, a noun, means “circle; a circular motion; a circuit, course, ring”.
What is the genitive of gȳrus?
The genitive singular is gȳrī. gȳrus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce gȳrus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡyː.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈd͡ʒiː.rus].