Ζεῦγμα
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ζεῦγμα (zeûgma, “bridge of boats”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /zdêu̯ŋ.ma/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈzewɡ.ma/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈzeβɣ.ma/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈzevɣ.ma/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈzevɣ.ma/
Proper noun
Ζεῦγμᾰ • (Zeûgma) n (genitive Ζεύγμᾰτος); third declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ Ζεῦγμᾰ tò Zeûgma | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ζεύγμᾰτος toû Zeúgmatos | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ζεύγμᾰτῐ tôi Zeúgmati | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ Ζεῦγμᾰ tò Zeûgma | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ζεῦγμᾰ Zeûgma | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: Zeugma
References
- ^ Geography (Ptolemy), 5.15.14.