ζευγάρι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ζευγάρι (zeugári), ζευγάριν (zeugárin), from ζευγάριον (zeugárion), diminutive of Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join, tie together”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zeˈvɣa.ri/
• Hyphenation: ζευ‧γά‧ρι

Noun

ζευγάρι • (zevgári) n (plural ζευγάρια)

1. couple, pair
   1. (of things)

      ένα ζευγάρι: παπούτσια, κάλτσες, γυαλιά ― éna zevgári: papoútsia, káltses, gyaliá ― a pair of: shoes, stockings, eyeglasses

   2. married or in romantic liaison, or acting together (of people)

      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.

      καλλιτεχνικό ζευγάρι ― kallitechnikó zevgári ― artistic pair (duo)

   3. (of animals)
      1. yoke (ie a pair of animals tied together for ploughing)
      2. a pair of male and female animals
   4. the other member of a pair (of matching things)

      Βρήκα το ζευγάρι του σκουλαρικιού μου. ― Vríka to zevgári tou skoularikioú mou. ― I found my earring's partner.

   5. (of cards)

      Κρατάω ζευγάρια ρηγάδες και άσους. ― Kratáo zevgária rigádes kai ásous. ― I hold pairs of kings and aces.

2. (dialect, Euboea) an extent of land
   1. a person or family's holding of land
   2. a unit of land area (variable according to village) of 25-30 hectares

      Coordinate terms: εκτάριο (ektário), στρέμμα (strémma), δράμι (drámi), έικρ (éikr)

Declension

Declension of ζευγάρι

	singular	plural
nominative	ζευγάρι •	ζευγάρια •
genitive	ζευγαριού •	ζευγαριών •
accusative	ζευγάρι •	ζευγάρια •
vocative	ζευγάρι •	ζευγάρια •

Synonyms

• ζεύγος n (zévgos) (formal)

Derived terms

• ζευγαράκι n (zevgaráki, “a small pair, a romantic couple”, diminutive form)
• ζευγαρίζω (zevgarízo, “I plough with a pair of animals”)
• ζευγάρισμα n (zevgárisma, “the ploughing with a pair of animals”)
• ζευγαροπλεχτός (zevgaroplechtós, “of the rhyme scheme ABDECF”)
• ζευγάρωμα n (zevgároma, “the coupling”)
• ζευγαρωμένος (zevgaroménos, “of something with a pair”)
• ζευγαρώνω (zevgaróno, “to make a pair, to mate”)
• ζευγαρωτός (zevgarotós, “coming in pairs”, adverb)
• ζευγαρωτός (zevgarotós, “of something that comes in pairs”)

Related terms

• ζεύγος m (zévgos)
• See also Derivatives of Ancient ζεῦγος (zeûgos), ζεύγνυμι (zeúgnumi), also used in Modern Greek.

Further reading

• ζευγάρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• ζευγάρι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
• Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (²1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. [1st edition 1930-1950 in 9 volumes] (abbreviations - of authors)