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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /zdɔː.ɛ̌ː/, /zoˈi/, /zoˈi/, /zdɔː.ɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /zoˈe̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /zoˈi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /zoˈi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /zoˈi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ζῶ (zô, “to live”) + -η (-ē). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*gʷeyh₃-}}, {{affix|grc|ζῶ|-η|t1=to live}} ζῶ (zô, “to live”) + -η (-ē) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ζωῆς|f|first}} ζωή • (zōḗ) f (genitive ζωῆς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ζωή|ῆς}} Forms: zōḗ [romanization], ζωῆς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ ζωή [nominative, singular], ζωᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ ζωαί [nominative, plural], τῆς ζωῆς [genitive, singular], ζωαῖν [dual, genitive], ζωῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ ζωῇ [dative, singular], ζωαῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς ζωαῖς [dative, plural], τὴν ζωήν [accusative, singular], ζωᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ζωᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], ζωή [singular, vocative], ζωᾱ́ [dual, vocative], ζωαί [plural, vocative], ζόα [alternative, Doric], ζωά [alternative, Doric], ζόη [alternative, Ionic], ζοΐα [alternative, Aeolic]
  1. a living, property
    Sense id: en-ζωή-grc-noun-ECRmO9ua Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 23 23 32
  2. life
    Sense id: en-ζωή-grc-noun-Y71wZe8e Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 23 23 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ζῷον (zôion), βίος (bíos)

Noun [Greek]

IPA: /zoˈi/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|ζωή}} Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|ζωές|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} ζωή • (zoḯ) f (plural ζωές), {{el-noun|f|ζωές}} ζωή • (zoḯ) f (plural ζωές) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|ζωή|ζωές|ζωής|ζωών|ζωή|ζωές|ζωή|ζωές|note=}} Forms: zoḯ [romanization], ζωές [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ζωή [nominative, singular], ζωές [nominative, plural], ζωής [genitive, singular], ζωών [genitive, plural], ζωή [accusative, singular], ζωές [accusative, plural], ζωή [singular, vocative], ζωές [plural, vocative]
  1. life
    Sense id: en-ζωή-el-noun-Y71wZe8e Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή' Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 23 23 32 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή': 46 54
  2. lifetime Synonyms (life, lifetime): βίος (víos) [masculine]
    Sense id: en-ζωή-el-noun-b2ptlPtD Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή' Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 23 23 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 23 23 32 Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή': 46 54 Disambiguation of 'life, lifetime': 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: εφ’ όρου ζωής (ef’ órou zoḯs) (english: for life), ζωή και κότα (zoḯ kai kóta) (english: good life, carefree life) [feminine], ζωή σε λόγου σας (zoḯ se lógou sas) (english: life to you; (my) condolences) [colloquial, literally], σκυλίσια ζωή (skylísia zoḯ) (english: dog's life) [feminine], φιλί της ζωής (filí tis zoḯs) (english: kiss of life) Derived forms (see): ζω (zo) (english: to live)
Disambiguation of 'see': 0 0 Related terms: ζωο- and (zoo-), αζωικός (azoïkós) (english: azoic, without life) [geology, geography, natural-sciences], άζωος (ázoos) (english: without life), άζωτο (ázoto) (english: nitrogen) [neuter], αναζωογονώ (anazoogonó) (english: renew, revive; and derivatives), ανθρωποζωικός (anthropozoïkós) (english: Anthropozoic) [geology, geography, natural-sciences], αρτίζωος (artízoos) (english: with short life) [medicine, sciences], ζείδωρος (zeídoros) (english: renewing, reviving) [adjective], ζω (zo) (english: live, exist), ζωγραφίζω (zografízo) (english: I paint; and derivatives), ζώδιο (zódio) (english: astrological sign) [neuter], ζωηράδα (zoïráda) (english: liveliness) [feminine], ζωηρεύω (zoïrévo) (english: become livelier), ζωηρός (zoïrós) (english: lively; and derivatives), ζωικός (zoïkós) (english: of the animals; and derivatives), ζων (zon) (english: living) [masculine, neuter, participle], feminine: ζώσα (zósa) [formal], ζωντάνεμα (zontánema) (english: reviving) [neuter], ζωντανεύω (zontanévo) (english: come/bring to life), ζωντάνια (zontánia) (english: being lively) [feminine], ζωντανό (zontanó) (english: animal) [colloquial, neuter], ζωντανός (zontanós) (english: alive), ζωντόβολο (zontóvolo) (english: animal, figuratively: derogatory) [colloquial, neuter], ζωντοχήρος (zontochíros) (english: divorced man) [masculine], feminine: ζωντοχήρα (zontochíra) [informal], ζώο (zóo) (english: animal; and derivatives) [neuter], ζωο- (zoo-), ζώπυρο (zópyro) [neuter], ζωτικός (zotikós) (english: vital), λιγόζωος (ligózoos) (english: with short life), ολιγόζωος (english: with short life), ξαναζωντανεύω (xanazontanévo) (english: come/bring to life again), ολοζώντανος (olozóntanos) (english: very much alive), υλοζωισμός (ylozoïsmós) (english: hylozoism) [masculine] [philosophy, human-sciences, sciences], φυτοζωώ (fytozoó) (english: doing without)

Inflected forms

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          "args": {
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      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ζωᾱ́ς",
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        "vocative"
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      "form": "ζόα",
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        "Doric"
      ]
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        "Ionic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ζοΐα",
      "roman": "zoḯa",
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      "ipa": "/zdɔː.ɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zdɔː.ɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "death",
      "roman": "thánatos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "θάνατος"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to live",
      "roman": "zo",
      "sense": "see",
      "word": "ζω"
    },
    {
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      "english": "for life",
      "roman": "ef’ órou zoḯs",
      "word": "εφ’ όρου ζωής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "good life, carefree life",
      "roman": "zoḯ kai kóta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ζωή και κότα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "life to you; (my) condolences",
      "roman": "zoḯ se lógou sas",
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        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "ζωή σε λόγου σας"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "dog's life",
      "roman": "skylísia zoḯ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "roman": "filí tis zoḯs",
      "word": "φιλί της ζωής"
    }
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zoo-",
      "word": "ζωο- and"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "azoic, without life",
      "roman": "azoïkós",
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        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "without life",
      "roman": "ázoos",
      "word": "άζωος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "nitrogen",
      "roman": "ázoto",
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        "neuter"
      ],
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    {
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      "roman": "anazoogonó",
      "word": "αναζωογονώ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Anthropozoic",
      "roman": "anthropozoïkós",
      "topics": [
        "geology",
        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "ανθρωποζωικός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "with short life",
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        "sciences"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "tags": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "neuter"
      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "ζωά",
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    {
      "form": "ζόη",
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      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ionic"
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    {
      "form": "ζοΐα",
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      "ipa": "/zoˈi/"
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      "ipa": "/zdɔː.ɛ̌ː/",
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      "ipa": "/zoˈe̝/",
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      "ipa": "/zoˈi/",
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      "ipa": "/zoˈi/",
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        "21": "",
        "22": "",
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      "roman": "zoo-",
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      "english": "azoic, without life",
      "roman": "azoïkós",
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        "geography",
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      "english": "without life",
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      "english": "nitrogen",
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      "english": "renew, revive; and derivatives",
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      "english": "Anthropozoic",
      "roman": "anthropozoïkós",
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        "geology",
        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
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      "english": "with short life",
      "roman": "artízoos",
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        "sciences"
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    {
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      "english": "live, exist",
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    {
      "english": "I paint; and derivatives",
      "roman": "zografízo",
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    },
    {
      "english": "astrological sign",
      "roman": "zódio",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ζώδιο"
    },
    {
      "english": "liveliness",
      "roman": "zoïráda",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ζωηράδα"
    },
    {
      "english": "become livelier",
      "roman": "zoïrévo",
      "word": "ζωηρεύω"
    },
    {
      "english": "lively; and derivatives",
      "roman": "zoïrós",
      "word": "ζωηρός"
    },
    {
      "english": "of the animals; and derivatives",
      "roman": "zoïkós",
      "word": "ζωικός"
    },
    {
      "english": "living",
      "roman": "zon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "participle"
      ],
      "word": "ζων"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zósa",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "feminine: ζώσα"
    },
    {
      "english": "reviving",
      "roman": "zontánema",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ζωντάνεμα"
    },
    {
      "english": "come/bring to life",
      "roman": "zontanévo",
      "word": "ζωντανεύω"
    },
    {
      "english": "being lively",
      "roman": "zontánia",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ζωντάνια"
    },
    {
      "english": "animal",
      "roman": "zontanó",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ζωντανό"
    },
    {
      "english": "alive",
      "roman": "zontanós",
      "word": "ζωντανός"
    },
    {
      "english": "animal, figuratively: derogatory",
      "roman": "zontóvolo",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ζωντόβολο"
    },
    {
      "english": "divorced man",
      "roman": "zontochíros",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ζωντοχήρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zontochíra",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "feminine: ζωντοχήρα"
    },
    {
      "english": "animal; and derivatives",
      "roman": "zóo",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ζώο"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zoo-",
      "word": "ζωο-"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zópyro",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ζώπυρο"
    },
    {
      "english": "vital",
      "roman": "zotikós",
      "word": "ζωτικός"
    },
    {
      "english": "with short life",
      "roman": "ligózoos",
      "word": "λιγόζωος"
    },
    {
      "english": "with short life",
      "word": "ολιγόζωος"
    },
    {
      "english": "come/bring to life again",
      "roman": "xanazontanévo",
      "word": "ξαναζωντανεύω"
    },
    {
      "english": "very much alive",
      "roman": "olozóntanos",
      "word": "ολοζώντανος"
    },
    {
      "english": "hylozoism",
      "roman": "ylozoïsmós",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "philosophy",
        "human-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "υλοζωισμός"
    },
    {
      "english": "doing without",
      "roman": "fytozoó",
      "word": "φυτοζωώ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "life"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lifetime"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lifetime",
          "lifetime"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "víos",
      "sense": "life, lifetime",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "βίος"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ζωή"
}

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