ζώννυμι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yeh₃s-, related to Lithuanian júosta (girdle), Latvian jôsta (girdle), Avestan 𐬫𐬁𐬵- (yāh-, girdle), 𐬫𐬁𐬯𐬙𐬀 (yāsta, girdled), Albanian gjesh (to gird). See also ζώνη (zṓnē).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ζώννῡμι • (zṓnnūmi)

  1. to gird; especially to gird round the loins in wrestling
  2. (mediopassive)
    1. to gird oneself, especially of athletes
    2. (with dative or accusative) to gird oneself with something
    3. (generally) to gird up one's loins for battle
  3. (passive voice)
    1. to be fastened by means of girths
    2. to be formed in belts and seams

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀναζώννυμι (anazṓnnumi)
  • ἀποζώννυμι (apozṓnnumi)
  • διαζώννυμι (diazṓnnumi)
  • ἐνζώννυμι (enzṓnnumi)
  • ἐπιζώννυμι (epizṓnnumi)
  • ζῶμα (zôma)
  • ζώνη (zṓnē)
  • καταζώννυμι (katazṓnnumi)
  • παραζώννυμι (parazṓnnumi)
  • περιζώννυμι (perizṓnnumi)
  • συζώννυμι (suzṓnnumi)
  • συνδιαζώννυμι (sundiazṓnnumi)
  • ὑποζώννυμι (hupozṓnnumi)

References

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