ζώο

Greek

Alternative forms

  • ζώον (zóon) (emphasis on interjection)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion), from Proto-Hellenic *ďṓyyon, from Pre-Hellenic *gʷyōwyon, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷyeh₃w-y-om, from *gʷíh₃weti (to live).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzo.o/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ζώ‧ο

Noun

ζώο • (zóo) n (plural ζώα)

  1. (zoology) mammal
  2. animal, beast, creature
  3. brute, stupid (used as derogatory interjection)

Declension

Synonyms

  • ζωντανό n (zontanó, animal) (colloquial)
  • ζωντόβολο n (zontóvolo, animal, figuratively: derogatory) (colloquial)
  • κτήνος m (ktínos, domestic animal)

Derived terms

  • τα ζώα μου αργά (ta zóa mou argá, very lazy)
  • βασιλιάς των ζώων (vasiliás ton zóon, lion, king of beasts)
  • see ζωο- (zoo-)
  • βρομόζωο n (vromózoo, dirty animal)
  • επιζωοτία f (epizootía, epidemic of animals)
  • ζωανθρωπία f (zoanthropía, zoanthropy) (psychiatry)
  • ζώδιο n (zódio, astrological sign)
  • ζωικός (zoïkós, of the animals) and derivatives
  • ζωντανό n (zontanó, animal) (colloquial)
  • ζωντόβολο n (zontóvolo, animal, figuratively: derogatory) (colloquial)
  • ζωόφιλος (zoófilos, friend of animals)
  • ζωύφιο n (zoýfio, small insect)
  • ζωώδης (zoódis, adjective)
  • Μετάζωα n pl (Metázoa, Metazoa) (biology)
  • Παράζωα n pl (Parázoa, Parazoa) (biology)
  • Πρωτόζωα n pl (Protózoa, Protozoa) (biology)
  • πειραματόζωο n (peiramatózoo, guinea pig, animal as experimental subject)
  • Σπορόζωα n pl (Sporózoa, Sporozoa) (biology)
  • φιλόζωος (filózoos, friend of animals)
  • φιλοζωικός (filozoïkós, of friend of animals)
  • ωοζωοτοκία f (oozootokía)
  • ωοζωοτόκος (oozootókos)
  • and see: ζωή f (zoḯ, life)

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.