gurges

Meaning

1. (declension-3, masculine) whirlpool
2. (declension-3, masculine) eddy
3. (declension-3, masculine) gulf, sea
4. (declension-3, masculine) abyss

Concepts

whirlpool

Synonyms

vertex

vorāgō

Translations

دﹸوّامة

دﹸرْدﹸور

remolí

Strudel

Wirbel

’ðini

tourbillon

gorgo

vortice

draaikolk

maalstroom

redemoinho

remoinho

remolino

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɡʊr.ɡɛs]

Etymology

Possibly a reduplicated form of Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”) (whence also vorō), though the exact 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.