ζωντόβολο
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Byzantine Greek ζωντόβολον (zōntóbolon), initially "household pet", from ζάω (záō, “to live, to be alive”) + βόλον (bólon, “put, placed”), from verb βάλλω (bállō, “to put, to place”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ζωντόβολο • (zontóvolo) n (plural ζωντόβολα)
- (vernacular, demotic, dated, literally) beast, animal
- (colloquial, derogatory, offensive, figuratively) boor, blockhead, lummox (dimwitted and clumsy person)
- Πάλι κατόρθωσε να σπάσει τα βάζα μου αυτό το ζωντόβολο!
- Páli katórthose na spásei ta váza mou aftó to zontóvolo!
- That big lummox managed to break my vases again!
Declension[edit]
declension of ζωντόβολο
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ζωντόβολο • | ζωντόβολα • |
| genitive | ζωντόβολου • | ζωντόβολων • |
| accusative | ζωντόβολο • | ζωντόβολα • |
| vocative | ζωντόβολο • | ζωντόβολα • |
Synonyms[edit]
- βλάκας m (vlákas, “moron, idiot”)
Related terms[edit]
- ζωο- (zoo-)
- ζώο n (zóo, “animal”) and derivatives
- ζωντανό n (zontanó, “animal”) (colloquial)
- ζωντανός (zontanós, “alive”)
- and see: ζωή f (zoḯ, “life”)
References[edit]
- ζωντόβολο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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