ζευγάρι

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek ζευγάρι (zeugári), ζευγάριν (zeugárin), from ζευγάριον (zeugárion), diminutive of Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (to join, tie together).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zeˈvɣa.ri/
  • Hyphenation: ζευ‧γά‧ρι

Noun

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ζευγάρι (zevgárin (plural ζευγάρια)

  1. couple, pair
    1. (of things)
      ένα ζευγάρι: παπούτσια, κάλτσες, γυαλιάéna zevgári: papoútsia, káltses, gyaliáa pair of: shoes, stockings, eyeglasses
    2. married or in romantic liaison, or acting together (of people)
      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.
      καλλιτεχνικό ζευγάριkallitechnikó zevgáriartistic pair (duo)
    3. (of animals)
      1. yoke (ie a pair of animals tied together for ploughing)
      2. a pair of male and female animals
    4. the other member of a pair (of matching things)
      Βρήκα το ζευγάρι του σκουλαρικιού μου.Vríka to zevgári tou skoularikioú mou.I found my earring's partner.
    5. (of cards)
      Κρατάω ζευγάρια ρηγάδες και άσους.Kratáo zevgária rigádes kai ásous.I hold pairs of kings and aces.
  2. (dialect, Euboea) an extent of land[1]
    1. a person or family's holding of land
    2. a unit of land area (variable according to village) of 25-30 hectares
      Coordinate terms: εκτάριο (ektário), στρέμμα (strémma), δράμι (drámi), έικρ (éikr)

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References

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  1. ^ Juliet du Boulay (1994) Portrait of a Greek mountain village, (First published by OUP in 1974), Limni,Euboea, Greece: Denise Harvey, published 1994, →ISBN