gorgon

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• /ˈɡɔːrɡən/
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From Middle English gorgon, from Latin Gorgō, from Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ), from γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”). Possibly from the same root as the Sanskrit word "garğ" (गर्जन), which is defined as a guttural sound, similar to the growling of a beast, thus possibly originating as an onomatopoeia.

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: գորգոն (gorgon) — monster in Greek mythology
• Catalan: gorgona — monster in Greek mythology
• Chinese Mandarin: 戈耳工 (gē'ěrgōng) — monster in Greek mythology
• Chinese Mandarin: 戈耳贡 (gē'ěrgòng) — monster in Greek mythology
• Chinese Mandarin: 戈尔贡 (gē'ěrgòng) — monster in Greek mythology
• Danish: gorgon — monster in Greek mythology
• Esperanto: gorgono — monster in Greek mythology
• Finnish: gorgo — monster in Greek mythology
• French: gorgone — monster in Greek mythology
• Georgian: გორგონი (gorgoni) — monster in Greek mythology
• German: Gorgo — monster in Greek mythology
• German: Gorgone — monster in Greek mythology
• Ancient Greek: Γοργώ (Gorgṓ) — monster in Greek mythology
• Italian: Gorgone — monster in Greek mythology
• Japanese: ゴルゴン (gorugon) — monster in Greek mythology
• Latin: Gorgō — monster in Greek mythology
• Middle English: gorgon — monster in Greek mythology
• Occitan: gorgona — monster in Greek mythology
• Polish: gorgona — monster in Greek mythology
• Portuguese: górgona — monster in Greek mythology
• Romanian: gorgonă — monster in Greek mythology
• Russian: горго́на (gorgóna) — monster in Greek mythology
• Russian: меду́за (medúza) — monster in Greek mythology
• Spanish: gorgona — monster in Greek mythology
• French: gorgone — intimidating, ugly or disgusting woman
• Russian: меге́ра (megéra) — intimidating, ugly or disgusting woman
• Russian: горго́на (gorgóna) — intimidating, ugly or disgusting woman