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gurges.

whirlpool; raging abyss; gulf, the sea; "flood", "stream";

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɡʊr.ɡɛs]Classical-Latin[ˈɡur.d͡ʒes]
  1. whirlpool, eddy

    declension-3 · masculine
  2. gulf

    declension-3 · masculine
  3. abyss

    declension-3 · masculine
  4. the sea, waters, stream

    declension-3 · masculine · poetic
  5. an insatiable craving; (of people) a spendthrift

    declension-3 · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Possibly a reduplicated form of Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”) (whence also vorō), though the sound change is questionable and the morphology is unclear. Compare Sanskrit गर्गर (gargara, “whirlpool, eddy; water-jar; subterranean drain”), Ancient Greek γόργυρα (górgura, “underground drain; water-pot; trough”), Proto-Celtic *brāgants (“neck; throat”) and English craw.

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