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Greek
Etymology
From stem ζωντ- (zōnt-) of the indeclinable medieval participle Byzantine Greek ζῶντα (zônta) from ancient participle ζῶν (zôn) of verb ζῶ (zô). With suffix -ανός (-anós) for adjectives.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zon.daˈnos/
- Hyphenation: ζω‧ντα‧νός
Adjective
ζωντανός • (zontanós) m (feminine ζωντανή, neuter ζωντανό)
- alive, living
- (figuratively) lively
Declension
Degrees of comparison by suffixation
Related terms
- ζωντανά (zontaná, adverb)
- ζωντάνεμα n (zontánema, “reviving”)
- ζωντανεύω (zontanévo, “come/bring to life”)
- ζωντάνια f (zontánia, “being lively”)
- ζωντανό n (zontanó, “animal”) (colloquial)
- ζωντόβολο n (zontóvolo, “animal, figuratively: derogatory”) (colloquial)
- ζωντοχήρος m (zontochíros, “divorced man”), feminine: ζωντοχήρα (zontochíra) (informal)
and
- ζωηρός (zoïrós, “lively”)
- ζωτικός (zotikós, “vital”)
- and see: ζω (zo, “to live”), ζωή f (zoḯ, “life”)
References
- ^ ζωντανός - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ ζωντανός - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.