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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ζεύξιππος (zeúxippos, “desultor, junctor”), from ζεύγνῡμῐ (zeúgnūmi, “to yoke”) + ῐ̔́ππος (híppos, “horse”) + -ος (-os).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zděu̯k.sip.pos/ → /ˈzeɸk.sip.pos/ → /ˈzefk.si.pos/
Proper noun
Ζεύξῐππος • (Zeúxippos) m (genitive Ζευξῐ́ππου); second declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Zeuxippus
Declension