ζωικός

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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zo.iˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: ζω‧ι‧κός

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ζωϊκός (zōïkós). By surface analysis, ζώ(ο) (zó(o), animal) +‎ -ικός (-ikós).[1]

Adjective

ζωικός (zoïkósm (feminine ζωική, neuter ζωικό)

  1. (relational) animal
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Learnedly from ζω(ή) (zo(í), life) +‎ -ικός (-ikós).[1]

Adjective

ζωικός (zoïkósm (feminine ζωική, neuter ζωικό)

  1. (relational) life (attributive)
Declension

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 ζωικός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language