ζούγκλα

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from French jungle, from English jungle.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzuŋ.ɡla/, /ˈzu.ɡla/
  • Hyphenation: ζού‧γκλα

Noun

ζούγκλα (zoúgklaf (plural ζούγκλες)

  1. jungle (a large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals)
  2. (figuratively) jungle (a place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality)

Declension

Declension of ζούγκλα
singular plural
nominative ζούγκλα (zoúgkla) ζούγκλες (zoúgkles)
genitive ζούγκλας (zoúgklas) ζουγκλών (zougklón)
accusative ζούγκλα (zoúgkla) ζούγκλες (zoúgkles)
vocative ζούγκλα (zoúgkla) ζούγκλες (zoúgkles)

References

  1. ^ ζούγκλα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language