ζευγάρι
Greek
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /zevˈɣa.ri/
- Hyphenation: ζευ‧γά‧ρι
Noun
ζευγάρι • (zevgári) n (plural ζευγάρια)
- couple, pair
- (of things)
- ένα ζευγάρι: παπούτσια, κάλτσες, γυαλιά ― éna zevgári: papoútsia, káltses, gyaliá ― a pair of: shoes, stockings, eyeglasses
- (of people) married or in romantic liaison, or acting together
- 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 ζευγάρι ― kallitechnikó zevgári ― artistic pair (duo)
- (of animals)
- pair of animals tied together (e.g. for ploughing)
- a pair of male and female animals
- (of matching things) the other member of a pair
- Βρήκα το ζευγάρι του σκουλαρικιού μου. ― Vríka to zevgári tou skoularikioú mou. ― I found my earring's match.
- (of cards)
- Κρατάω ζευγάρια ρηγάδες και άσους. ― Kratáo zevgária rigádes kai ásous. ― I hold pairs of kings and aces.
- (of things)
Declension
declension of ζευγάρι
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ζευγάρι • | ζευγάρια • |
| genitive | ζευγαριού • | ζευγαριών • |
| accusative | ζευγάρι • | ζευγάρια • |
| vocative | ζευγάρι • | ζευγάρια • |
Synonyms
- ζεύγος n (zévgos) (formal)
Derived terms
- ζευγαράκι n (zevgaráki, “a small pair, a romantic couple”, diminutive form)
- ζευγαρίζω (zevgarízo, “I plough with a pair of animals”)
- ζευγάρισμα n (zevgárisma, “the ploughing with a pair of animals”)
- ζευγαροπλεχτός (zevgaroplechtós, “of the rhyme scheme ABDECF”)
- ζευγάρωμα n (zevgároma, “the coupling”)
- ζευγαρωμένος (zevgaroménos, “of something with a pair”)
- ζευγαρώνω (zevgaróno, “to make a pair, to mate”)
- ζευγαρωτός (zevgarotós, “coming in pairs”, adverb)
- ζευγαρωτός (zevgarotós, “of something that comes in pairs”)
Related terms
- ζεύγος m (zévgos)
- See also Derivatives of Ancient ζεῦγος (zeûgos), ζεύγνυμι (zeúgnumi), also used in Modern Greek.
Further reading
- ζευγάρι in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Lexicology Centre
- Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia