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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Plural form of ζευγίτης, two origins have been suggested. The first from ζεῦγος (zeûgos, “pair of yoked animals”) a reference to the class' ability to upkeep two oxen. The second from ζευγίτης (zeugítēs, “soldiers in the same rank”), as individuals from this class served together in the phalanx. [1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zdeu̯.ɡîː.tai̯/ → /zeβˈʝi.tɛ/ → /zevˈʝi.te/
Noun
ζευγῖται • (zeugîtai)
- plural of ζευγίτης (zeugítēs)
- The third of four classes from Solon's Constitution, who owned land that produced two hundred medimnes.
References
- ^ David Whitehead, "The Archaic Athenian ΖΕΥΓΙΤΑΙ", in The Classical Quarterly 31 (2), pp. 282–286