ζωώδης

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῳώδης from ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zo.ˈo.ðis/
• Hyphenation: ζω‧ώ‧δης

Adjective

ζωώδης • (zoódis) m (feminine ζωώδης, neuter ζωώδες)

1. like an animal, unlike a human being
2. subhuman, animal, bestial, brutish

Declension

Declension of ζωώδης

number  case \ gender	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ζωώδης •	ζωώδης •	ζωώδες •	ζωώδεις •	ζωώδεις •	ζωώδη •
genitive	ζωώδους • / ζωώδη •	ζωώδους •	ζωώδους •	ζωώδων •	ζωώδων •	ζωώδων •
accusative	ζωώδη •	ζωώδη •	ζωώδες •	ζωώδεις •	ζωώδεις •	ζωώδη •
vocative	ζωώδη • / ζωώδης •	ζωώδης •	ζωώδες •	ζωώδεις •	ζωώδεις •	ζωώδη •
derivations	Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ζωώδης, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ζωώδης, etc.)

Synonyms

• κτηνώδης (ktinódis)

Related terms

• ζώο n (zóo, “animal”)
• ζωο- (zoo-)

See also

• άγριος (ágrios, “undomesticated, uncultivated, wild”)
• θηριώδης (thiriódis, “violent, cruel”)
• θηλαστικός (thilastikós, “mammalian”)