Onomatopoeic. This word has also been connected to Latin zinzala (“type of gnat”).
ζῐ́γγος • (zíngos) m (genitive ζῐ́γγου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ ζῐ́γγος ho zíngos |
τὼ ζῐ́γγω tṑ zíngō |
οἱ ζῐ́γγοι hoi zíngoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ζῐ́γγου toû zíngou |
τοῖν ζῐ́γγοιν toîn zíngoin |
τῶν ζῐ́γγων tôn zíngōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ζῐ́γγῳ tôi zíngōi |
τοῖν ζῐ́γγοιν toîn zíngoin |
τοῖς ζῐ́γγοις toîs zíngois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ζῐ́γγον tòn zíngon |
τὼ ζῐ́γγω tṑ zíngō |
τοὺς ζῐ́γγους toùs zíngous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ζῐ́γγε zínge |
ζῐ́γγω zíngō |
ζῐ́γγοι zíngoi | ||||||||||
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