ζώνω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ζώνω (zṓnō), from Ancient Greek ζώννυμι (zṓnnumi) via their common past tense stem ζωσ- (zōs-) at ἔζωσα (ézōsa) > modern έζωσα (ézosa).[1] For the stem ζωσ- (zōs-), also see ζώνη f (zṓnē, belt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzo.no/
  • Hyphenation: ζώ‧νω

Verb

ζώνω • (zóno) (past έζωσα, passive ζώνομαι, p‑past ζώστηκα, ppp ζωσμένος)

  1. to gird, girdle
    Antonym: ξεζώνω (xezóno)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Expressions:

  • με ζώνουν τα φίδια (me zónoun ta fídia, I put my foot in it, literally the snakes are girdling me)
  • ξεζώνω (xezóno, ungird)
  • περιζώνω (perizóno, gird round)
  • and see: ζώνη f (zóni, belt)

References

  1. ^ ζώνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language