From en.wiktionary.org:
[Gig]
** Translingual
*** Symbol
[mul-symbol]
1. [3]
*** See also
- [gig]
** English
[2022]
*** Etymology 1
{{multiple images |direction = vertical |image1 = John Taylor & Simon Le Bon
(Gibraltar 2015).JPG |caption1 = 吴语: John Taylor (bass guitarist) and [Simon
Le Bon] of the English new wave band [Duran Duran] performing at a gig
_(etymology 1, sense 1)_ in Gibraltar in 2015. |image2 = Deliveroo Rider
Taking The Lane In Bristol (32611782273) (cropped).jpg |caption2 = Delivering
food is often a gig _(etymology 1, sense 2)_ – a job done on an on-demand
basis. }}
The etymology of the [noun] is [en], but compare [en].[1] The [verb] is
derived from the noun.[2]
**** Pronunciation
- [gĭg] , [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Noun
[en-noun] [en]
1. Originally [en] , a performing engagement by a musician or musical group ; [en] a job or role for a performer .
2. [en] Any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary , or done on an on-demand basis .
3. * [en]
4. * [en]
5. [en] A demerit receive d for some infraction of a military deportment or dress code .
***** Derived terms
{{col|en|gig bag |gig economy |gigful |gig-goer |gigification |gigless
|giglike |gigography |gigster |gig work |gig worker }}
***** Translations
[performing engagement by a musician or musical group; job or role for a
performer]
- Arabic: [ar]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs] , [cs] , [cs]
- Danish: [da] , [da] , [da]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl] , [nl]
- Estonian: [et]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Georgian: [ka] , [ka]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja] [slang] , [ja]
- Latvian: [lv]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Maori: [mi]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv] , [sv]
- Vietnamese: [vi] , [vi]
[trans-bottom]
[any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an
on-demand basis]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Georgian: [ka] , [ka]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[demerit received for some infraction of a military deportment or dress code]
[trans-bottom]
**** Verb
[en-verb] [en]
1. [en]
1. [en] To play (a musical instrument ) at a gig .
2. [en] To impose a demerit (on someone) for an infraction of a military deportment or dress code .
2. [en]
1. [en] To engage in a musical performance , act in a theatre production , etc.
2. [en] To work at any job , especially one that is freelance or temporary , or done on an on-demand basis .
***** Derived terms
- [en]
***** Translations
[to play (a musical instrument) at a gig] [trans-bottom]
[to impose a demerit (on someone) for an infraction of a military deportment
or dress code] [trans-bottom]
[to engage in a musical performance, act in a theatre production, etc.]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Georgian: [ka]
- German: [de]
- Hungarian: [hu]
[trans-bottom]
[to work at any job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on
an on-demand basis] [trans-bottom]
*** Etymology 2
Sense 1 is a [en],[3] while sense 2 is a clipping of [en].
**** Pronunciation
- [gĭg] , [en]
- [en] [one pronunciation]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Noun
[gig]
1. [en] [en] .
2. * [en]
3. [en] Any unit of measurement having the SI prefix [en] .
***** Translations
[_clipping of_ gigabyte]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Georgian: [ka]
- Italian: [it]
- Persian: [fa]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
[trans-bottom]
[any unit of measurement having the SI prefix _giga-_] [trans-bottom]
*** Etymology 3
{{multiple images |direction = vertical |image1 = TCTrompos.jpg |caption1 =
Modern whipping-tops, formerly known as gigs _(etymology 3, sense 1)_.
|image2 = Captain's gig.jpg |caption2 = An old-fashioned captain’s gig
_(etymology 3, sense 4.1.1)_. |image3 = US Navy 050814-N-0413R-087 Sailors
direct the Captain's Gig as it's raised back aboard the nuclear-powered
aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).jpg |caption3 = The captain’s gig
_(etymology 3, sense 4.1.1)_ being raised back aboard the 吴语: USS Nimitz
supercarrier. |image4 = Tamar in St Mary's Harbour.jpg |caption4 = A
six-oared pilot gig (_etymology 3, sense 4.1.2_) at St. Mary’s, Isles of
Scilly. |image5 = Attelage par un.JPG |caption5 = A woman riding a gig
_(etymology 3, sense 4.2)_. }}
The [noun] is derived from [en], [enm], [enm]; further origin [en], possibly:
- from [en] (compare [da] , dialectal [no] ), from [en] , from [en] , [ine-pro] ; [4] or
- ultimately [onomatopoeic] . [5]
Senses 2–4 are thought to derive from sense 1 (“whipping-top”),[6] but their
exact relationship is unclear.
The [verb] is derived from the noun.[7]
**** Pronunciation
- [gĭg] , [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A top which is made to spin by tying a piece of string around it and then throwing it so that the string unwind s rapidly ; a whipping -top.
2. * [act=V]
3. * [edition=3rd]
4. * [poem=Hope]
5. [en] A person with an odd appearance ; also, a foolish person.
6. [Senses relating to enjoyment.]
1. [en] Fun ; frolics .
2. * [en]
3. [en] A fanciful impulse ; a whim ; also, a joke .
4. * [title=The Humorous Lieutenant]
7. [Senses relating to vehicles.]
1. [en]
1. [en] A small , narrow , open boat carried in a larger ship , and used for transportation between the ship and the shore , another vessel , etc.
2. * [edition=1st]
3. * [en]
4. [en] A similar rowing boat or sailboat , especially one used for racing ; specifically, a six - oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly .
2. [en] A two - wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse .
3. * [volume=II]
4. * [story=Solitary Man]
5. * [volume=I]
6. * [en]
***** Derived terms
{{col3|en |captain's gig|gigful|side gig |gighouse,gig-house,gig house
|gig-lamp |gigman |gigmanity |gig-mill |gigster |raising gig
|tub-gig|whirligig }}
***** Translations
[person with an odd appearance]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
[trans-bottom]
[foolish person] [fun; frolics]
[small, narrow, open boat carried in a larger ship, and used for
transportation between the ship and the shore, another vessel, etc.]
- Dutch: [nl]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Norwegian:
- Polish: [pl]
- Russian: [ru]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
[trans-bottom]
[similar rowing boat or sailboat, especially one used for racing; six-oared
sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly]
- German: [de]
- Norwegian:
- Polish: [pl]
- Russian: [ru]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Catalan: [ca] [Algherese] , [ca]
- Crimean Tatar: [crh]
- Danish: [da]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Georgian: [ka]
- German: [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Latin: [la]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Maori: [mi]
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota]
- Plautdietsch: [pdt]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Sardinian:
- Sassarese: [sdc]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
**** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To make a joke , often condescendingly , at the expense of (someone); to make fun of .
2. [en] _Sometimes followed by_ IT : to ride in a [en] .
***** Translations
[to make a joke, often condescendingly, at the expense of (someone)]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de]
[trans-bottom]
[to ride in a gig] [trans-bottom]
*** Etymology 4
From [en], [enm], [enm],[8] possibly either:
- from [en] (modern [fr] ), <ref name="MED"/> from [en] (related to [da] , [sv] ; see also [en] ); or
- from [en] , [enm] , [enm] (see etymology 3 ). <ref name="OED n1"/> [9]
**** Pronunciation
- [gĭg] , [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A frivolous , playful , or wanton young woman ; a giglet or giglot .
*** Etymology 5
The [noun] is derived from a [en], [en],[10] possibly from [en].
The [verb] is derived from the noun.[11]
**** Pronunciation
- [gĭg] , [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] [en] .
2. * [en]
***** Translations
[_synonym of_ fishgig or fizgig]
**** Verb
[en-verb] [en]
1. [en] To spear ( fish , etc.) with a gig or fizgig .
2. [en] To catch or fish with a gig or fizgig.
***** Derived terms
- [en]
- [en]
***** Translations
[to spear (fish, etc.) with a gig]
- Galician: [gl]
[trans-bottom]
[to catch or fish with a gig]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- Galician: [gl]
- German: [de]
[trans-bottom]
*** References
References:
[1]. [pos= _n._ [6]] ; [alt=gig [1]]
[2]. [pos= _v._ [7]] ; [alt=gig [1]]
[3]. [alt=gig [2]]
[4]. Compare [entry=whirl-gig]
[5]. [pos= _n._ [1]]
[6]. [pos= _n._ [2]] ; [alt=gig [3]]
[7]. [pos= _v._ [6]]
[8]. [entry=ǧig(ge]
[9]. The _[Oxford English Dictionary]_ doubts that the word is related to _gig_ : [entry=† gegge]
[10]. [pos= _n._ [4]] ; [alt=gig [4]]
[11]. [pos= _v._ [5]] ; [alt=gig [4]]
*** Further reading
- [gigabyte]
- [gig (boat)]
- [gig (carriage)]
- [gig worker]
- [2=gig (disambiguation)]
- [R:Webster 1913]
*** See also
- sheela-na-gig [etymologically unrelated]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en] [en]
** Sumerian
*** Romanization
[sux-rom]
1. [sux]
** Swedish
*** Etymology
[sv].
*** Noun
[n]
1. a [en] (concert)
**** Declension
[sv-infl-noun-n-zero]
*** References
- [so]
- [saol]
** Welsh
*** Noun
[cy]
1. [cy]
*** Mutation
[cig]
** Zhuang
*** Pronunciation
- [za-pron]
*** Etymology 1
Borrowed from [za] [極].
**** Adverb
[adverb]
1. extremely ; highly ; very
*** Etymology 2
Borrowed from [za] [激].
**** Verb
[verb]
1. to provoke ; to agitate