ζεύγος
See also: ζεῦγος
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos).
Pronunciation
Noun
ζεύγος • (zévgos) n (plural ζεύγη)
- (of things, abstractions) (formal) pair to be used or joined together
- pair of words with a shared characteristic
- See derivatives
- (of persons) couple usually married, or acting together
- συζυγικό ζεύγος ― syzygikó zévgos ― a married couple
- προεδρικό ζεύγος ― proedrikó zévgos ― the presidential couple (the president and spouse)
- καλλιτεχνικό ζεύγος ― kallitechnikó zévgos ― an artistic couple (as duo)
- Να σας συστήσω το ζεύγος Παπαδοπούλου. Παντρεύτηκαν πέρσι, αλλά είναι ζευγάρι εδώ και δέκα χρόνια.
- Na sas systíso to zévgos Papadopoúlou. Pantréftikan pérsi, allá eínai zevgári edó kai déka chrónia.
- May I present Mr and Mrs (the couple) Papadopoulos. They married last year, but they've been together (a pair) for ten years.
- (antique) two animals joined together for ploughing
Usage notes
Declension
Declension of ζεύγος
Synonyms
Derived terms
- (of animals):
- ζευγολατειό n (zevgolateió, “ploughed field, cottage in a field”)
- ζευγολάτης m (zevgolátis, “plougher”)
- ζευγόλουρο n (zevgólouro, “strap of ploughing animals”)
- (linguistics):
- αντιθετικό ζεύγος n (antithetikó zévgos, “pair of antonyms”), ζεύγος αντιθέτων n (zévgos antithéton, “pair of antonyms”)
- ελάχιστο ζεύγος n (eláchisto zévgos, “minimal pair”)
- σημασιολογικό ζεύγος n (simasiologikó zévgos, “doublet, semantic pair”)
- See also Derivatives of Ancient ζεῦγος (zeûgos), ζεύγλη (zeúglē), ζεύγνυμι (zeúgnumi), also used in Modern Greek.
Related terms
Further reading
- “ζεύγος”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998