ζούγκλα
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from French jungle, from English jungle.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzuŋ.ɡla/, /ˈzu.ɡla/
- Hyphenation: ζού‧γκλα
Noun
ζούγκλα • (zoúgkla) f (plural ζούγκλες)
- jungle (a large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals)
- (figuratively) jungle (a place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ζούγκλα (zoúgkla) | ζούγκλες (zoúgkles) |
| genitive | ζούγκλας (zoúgklas) | ζουγκλών (zougklón) |
| accusative | ζούγκλα (zoúgkla) | ζούγκλες (zoúgkles) |
| vocative | ζούγκλα (zoúgkla) | ζούγκλες (zoúgkles) |
References
- ^ ζούγκλα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language