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Greek
Etymology
Assibilation of διαβολιά (diavoliá, “devilry”). Compare Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos) → ζάβολος (zábolos), Latin diabolus → zabolus.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /za.voˈʎa/
- Hyphenation: ζα‧βο‧λιά
Noun
ζαβολιά • (zavoliá) f (plural ζαβολιές)
- cheating
- prank, trick (mischievously deceptive act)
Declension
Declension of ζαβολιά
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ζαβολιά (zavoliá)
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ζαβολιές (zavoliés)
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| genitive
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ζαβολιάς (zavoliás)
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ζαβολιών (zavolión)
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| accusative
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ζαβολιά (zavoliá)
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ζαβολιές (zavoliés)
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| vocative
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ζαβολιά (zavoliá)
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ζαβολιές (zavoliés)
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