ζεύγλη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ζεῦγλα (zeûgla)

Etymology

From ζεύγνυμι (zeúgnumi, “to harness”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ζεύγλη • (zeúglē) f (genitive ζεύγλης); first declension

  1. loop attached to the yoke, through which the beasts's head were put
  2. crossbar of the double rudder

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ζεύγλη; τῆς ζεύγλης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ζεύγλη
hē zeúglē 		τὼ ζεύγλᾱ
tṑ zeúglā 		αἱ ζεῦγλαι
hai zeûglai
Genitive τῆς ζεύγλης
tês zeúglēs 		τοῖν ζεύγλαιν
toîn zeúglain 		τῶν ζευγλῶν
tôn zeuglôn
Dative τῇ ζεύγλῃ
tēî zeúglēi 		τοῖν ζεύγλαιν
toîn zeúglain 		ταῖς ζεύγλαις
taîs zeúglais
Accusative τὴν ζεύγλην
tḕn zeúglēn 		τὼ ζεύγλᾱ
tṑ zeúglā 		τᾱ̀ς ζεύγλᾱς
tā̀s zeúglās
Vocative ζεύγλη
zeúglē 		ζεύγλᾱ
zeúglā 		ζεῦγλαι
zeûglai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ζεύγληθεν (zeúglēthen)

Descendants

  • → Ottoman Turkish: زلوه (zelve), زاوله (zavla), زوله (zevle), زیوله (zivle)
    • Turkish: zelve, zevle, zivle, zilve

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