ζευγάρι (zefgári)
English: pair
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About ζευγάρι
As a noun, ζευγάρι is of the neuter gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: ζευ‧γά‧ρι
Definitions & Examples
- noun:couple, pair (of things)Examples:
- ένα ζευγάρι: παπούτσια, κάλτσες, γυαλιά (éna zevgári: papoútsia, káltses, gyaliá) — a pair of: shoes, stockings, eyeglasses
- noun:married or in romantic liaison, or acting together (of people)Examples:
- Να σας συστήσω το ζεύγος Παπαδοπούλου. Παντρεύτηκαν πέρσι, αλλά είναι ζευγάρι εδώ και δέκα χρόνια.Na sas systíso to zévgos Papadopoúlou. Pantréftikan pérsi, allá eínai zevgári edó kai déka chrónia.
- May I present Mr and Mrs (the couple) Papadopoulos. They married last year, but they've been together (a pair) for ten years.
- noun:(of animals) yoke (ie a pair of animals tied together for ploughing)
- noun:a pair of male and female animals
Declension Table
neuter noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ζευγάρι | ζευγάρια |
| genitive | ζευγαριού | ζευγαριών |
| accusative | ζευγάρι | ζευγάρια |
| vocative | ζευγάρι | ζευγάρια |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how ζευγάρι appears in different grammatical contexts.
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Derived Terms
- ζευγαράκι (zevgaráki)"Grek"
- ζευγαρίζω (zevgarízo)"Grek"
- ζευγάρισμα (zevgárisma)"Grek"
- ζευγαροπλεχτός (zevgaroplechtós)"Grek"
- ζευγάρωμα (zevgároma)"Grek"
- ζευγαρωμένος (zevgaroménos)"Grek"
- ζευγαρώνω (zevgaróno)"Grek"
- ζευγαρωτός (zevgarotós)"Grek"
- ζευγαρωτός (zevgarotós)"Grek"