ζεύγος
See also: ζεῦγος
Greek
    
    Etymology
    
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos). Compare to ζευγάρι (zevgári).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈze.vɣos/
 - Hyphenation: ζεύ‧γος
 
Noun
    
ζεύγος • (zévgos) n (plural ζεύγη)
- (of things, abstractions) (formal) pair to be used or joined together
- ζεύγος υποδημάτων ― zévgos ypodimáton ― pair of shoewear
 - ηλεκροπαραγωγό ζεύγος ― ilekroparagogó zévgos ― literally: an electricity producing pair. A power generator
 
-  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
 
Declension
    
Synonyms
    
- ζευγάρι n (zevgári) (less formal)
 - ζεύγμα n (zévgma)
 
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
    
- ζευγάς m (zevgás)
 - ζυγός m (zygós, “yoke”)
 
Further reading
    
- ζεύγος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
 
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