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ζούγκλα

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from French jungle, from English jungle.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzuŋ.ɡla/, /ˈzu.ɡla/
  • Hyphenation: ζού‧γκλα

Noun

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ζούγκλα (zoúgklaf (plural ζούγκλες)

  1. jungle (a large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals)
  2. (figuratively) jungle (a place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality)

Declension

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singular plural
nominative ζούγκλα (zoúgkla) ζούγκλες (zoúgkles)
genitive ζούγκλας (zoúgklas) ζουγκλών (zougklón)
accusative ζούγκλα (zoúgkla) ζούγκλες (zoúgkles)
vocative ζούγκλα (zoúgkla) ζούγκλες (zoúgkles)

References

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