ζυγόν

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Inflection 1.5 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

• ζυγός

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“‘yoke’”). Cognates include Latin iugum, Sanskrit युग (yugá), Proto-Slavic *jьgo, Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌺 (juk), Old English ġeoc (English yoke), and Hittite 𒄿𒌑𒃷 (“‘iúkan’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [zdʉɡón]

• (Koine): IPA: [zyɡˈo̞n]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [zyɣˈon]

[edit] Noun

ζυγόν (genitive ζυγοῦ) n, second declension; (zugon)

1. yoke, for joining animals
2. yoke, burden
3. in general, anything which joins two pieces together: cross-bar, plank, beam
4. the balancing beam of a scale; the scale itself
5. rank (of soldiers)

[edit] Inflection

[edit] References

• LSJ