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Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzi.los/
- Hyphenation: ζή‧λος
Noun
ζήλος • (zílos) m (uncountable)
- zeal
- θρησκευτικός ζήλος ― thriskeftikós zílos ― religious zeal
- υπερβάλλων ζήλος ― ypervállon zílos ― exaggerated zeal (in expressions)
Declension
ζήλος
| case \ number
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singular
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| nominative
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ζήλος •
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| genitive
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ζήλου •
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| accusative
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ζήλο •
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| vocative
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ζήλε •
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- αντιζηλία f (antizilía)
- αντίζηλος (antízilos)
- αξιοζήλευτος (axiozíleftos, “enviable”, adjective)
- επίζηλος (epízilos, “very desired”)
- ζηλαδέρφι n (ziladérfi) (colloquial)
- ζηλεμένος (zileménos, “desired, envied”, participle)
- ζηλευτός (zileftós, “wanted, desired”, adjective)
- ζηλεύω (zilévo, “envy, I am jealous”)
- ζήλια f (zília, “jealousy”)
- ζηλιάρα f (ziliára, “jealous female”)
- ζηλιάρης m (ziliáris, “jealous male”)
- ζηλιάρικος (ziliárikos, “jealous”, adjective)
- ζηλιαρόγατος m (ziliarógatos, “very jealous”)
- ζηλοτυπία f (zilotypía, “jealousy”) (romantic/sexual context only)
- ζηλότυπος (zilótypos, “jealous”, adjective) (romantic/sexual context only)
- ζηλόφθονος (zilófthonos, “envious”)
- ζηλοφθονώ (zilofthonó, “envy”)
- ζηλώ (ziló, “desire, envy”) (ironic)
- ζηλωτής m (zilotís, “zealot”)
- κακόζηλος (kakózilos, “badly imitating”, adjective) (of text or speech)
- περίζηλος (perízilos, “very desired”)