"ζωή" meaning in All languages combined

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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], τὼ ζωᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ ζωαί [nominative, plural], τῆς ζωῆς [genitive, singular], τοῖν ζωαῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν ζωῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ ζωῇ [dative, singular], τοῖν ζωαῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς ζωαῖς [dative, plural], τὴν ζωήν [accusative, singular], τὼ ζωᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ζωᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], ζωή [singular, vocative], ζωᾱ́ [dual, vocative], ζωαί [plural, vocative]
  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, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 73 27 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η: 75 25 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 85 15
  2. life
    Sense id: en-ζωή-grc-noun-Y71wZe8e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ζόα (zóa), ζωά (zōá) [Doric], ζόη (zóē) [Ionic], ζοΐα (zoḯa) [Aeolic] 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=}} 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): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 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): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή': 46 54 Disambiguation of 'life, lifetime': 31 69
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 and derivatives (anazoogonó) (english: renew, revive), 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 and derivatives (zografízo) (english: I paint), ζώδιο (zódio) (english: astrological sign) [neuter], ζωηράδα (zoïráda) (english: liveliness) [feminine], ζωηρεύω (zoïrévo) (english: become livelier), ζωηρός and derivatives (zoïrós) (english: lively), ζωικός and derivatives (zoïkós) (english: of the animals), 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], ζωο- (zoo-), ζώο n and derivatives (zóo) (english: animal), 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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      "ipa": "/zoˈi/"
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      "ipa": "/zoˈi/"
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      "ipa": "/zdɔː.ɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "ipa": "/zoˈe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/zoˈi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/zoˈi/",
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      "sense": "see",
      "word": "ζω"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "live, exist",
      "roman": "zo",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "I paint",
      "roman": "zografízo",
      "word": "ζωγραφίζω and derivatives"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "astrological sign",
      "roman": "zódio",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "liveliness",
      "roman": "zoïráda",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ζωηράδα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "become livelier",
      "roman": "zoïrévo",
      "word": "ζωηρεύω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "lively",
      "roman": "zoïrós",
      "word": "ζωηρός and derivatives"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "of the animals",
      "roman": "zoïkós",
      "word": "ζωικός and derivatives"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "living",
      "roman": "zon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "participle"
      ],
      "word": "ζων"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zósa",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "feminine: ζώσα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "reviving",
      "roman": "zontánema",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ζωντάνεμα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "come/bring to life",
      "roman": "zontanévo",
      "word": "ζωντανεύω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "being lively",
      "roman": "zontánia",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ζωντάνια"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "animal",
      "roman": "zontanó",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "alive",
      "roman": "zontanós",
      "word": "ζωντανός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "animal, figuratively: derogatory",
      "roman": "zontóvolo",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ζωντόβολο"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "divorced man",
      "roman": "zontochíros",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ζωντοχήρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zontochíra",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "feminine: ζωντοχήρα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zoo-",
      "word": "ζωο-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "animal",
      "roman": "zóo",
      "word": "ζώο n and derivatives"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zópyro",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ζώπυρο"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "vital",
      "roman": "zotikós",
      "word": "ζωτικός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "with short life",
      "roman": "ligózoos",
      "word": "λιγόζωος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "with short life",
      "word": "ολιγόζωος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "come/bring to life again",
      "roman": "xanazontanévo",
      "word": "ξαναζωντανεύω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "very much alive",
      "roman": "olozóntanos",
      "word": "ολοζώντανος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hylozoism",
      "roman": "ylozoïsmós",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "philosophy",
        "human-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "υλοζωισμός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "doing without",
      "roman": "fytozoó",
      "word": "φυτοζωώ"
    }
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        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        },
        {
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        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/zoˈi/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷeyh₃-",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes"
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            "1": "el",
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        }
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    {
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    {
      "form": "zōḗ",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ζωῆς",
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      "form": "Attic declension-1",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
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      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ ζωή",
      "roman": "hē zōḗ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ζωᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ zōā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ ζωαί",
      "roman": "hai zōaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ζωῆς",
      "roman": "tês zōês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ζωαῖν",
      "roman": "toîn zōaîn",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ζωῶν",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τῇ ζωῇ",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τοῖν ζωαῖν",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς ζωαῖς",
      "roman": "taîs zōaîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ζωήν",
      "roman": "tḕn zōḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ζωᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ zōā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ζωᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "tā̀s zōā́s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ζωή",
      "roman": "zōḗ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ζωᾱ́",
      "roman": "zōā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ζωαί",
      "roman": "zōaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ζωῆς",
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        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "ζωή • (zōḗ) f (genitive ζωῆς); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ζωή",
        "2": "ῆς"
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      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "roman": "zôion",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "bíos",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a living, property"
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        [
          "living",
          "living"
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        [
          "property",
          "property"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "life"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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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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    {
      "roman": "zóa",
      "word": "ζόα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zōá",
      "tags": [
        "Doric"
      ],
      "word": "ζωά"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zóē",
      "tags": [
        "Ionic"
      ],
      "word": "ζόη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zoḯa",
      "tags": [
        "Aeolic"
      ],
      "word": "ζοΐα"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ζωή"
}

{
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    {
      "english": "death",
      "roman": "thánatos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "θάνατος"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Greek feminine nouns",
    "Greek lemmas",
    "Greek nouns",
    "Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή'",
    "Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek",
    "Greek terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "to live",
      "roman": "zo",
      "sense": "see",
      "word": "ζω"
    },
    {
      "english": "for life",
      "roman": "ef' órou zoḯs",
      "word": "εφ' όρου ζωής"
    },
    {
      "english": "good life, carefree life",
      "roman": "zoḯ kai kóta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ζωή και κότα"
    },
    {
      "english": "life to you; (my) condolences",
      "roman": "zoḯ se lógou sas",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "ζωή σε λόγου σας"
    },
    {
      "english": "dog's life",
      "roman": "skylísia zoḯ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σκυλίσια ζωή"
    },
    {
      "english": "kiss of life",
      "roman": "filí tis zoḯs",
      "word": "φιλί της ζωής"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "3": "ζωή"
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ).",
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    {
      "form": "zoḯ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ζωές",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-nF-η-ες-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ζωή",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ζωές",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ζωής",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ζωών",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ζωή",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ζωές",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ζωή",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ζωές",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
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      ]
    }
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "",
        "2": "nouns",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "27": "",
        "28": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "ζωές",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr2": ""
      },
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ζωή",
        "2": "ζωές",
        "3": "ζωής",
        "4": "ζωών",
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        "7": "ζωή",
        "8": "ζωές",
        "note": ""
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  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "roman": "zoo-",
      "word": "ζωο- and"
    },
    {
      "english": "azoic, without life",
      "roman": "azoïkós",
      "topics": [
        "geology",
        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "αζωικός"
    },
    {
      "english": "without life",
      "roman": "ázoos",
      "word": "άζωος"
    },
    {
      "english": "nitrogen",
      "roman": "ázoto",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "english": "renew, revive",
      "roman": "anazoogonó",
      "word": "αναζωογονώ and derivatives"
    },
    {
      "english": "Anthropozoic",
      "roman": "anthropozoïkós",
      "topics": [
        "geology",
        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "ανθρωποζωικός"
    },
    {
      "english": "with short life",
      "roman": "artízoos",
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "αρτίζωος"
    },
    {
      "english": "renewing, reviving",
      "roman": "zeídoros",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "ζείδωρος"
    },
    {
      "english": "live, exist",
      "roman": "zo",
      "word": "ζω"
    },
    {
      "english": "I paint",
      "roman": "zografízo",
      "word": "ζωγραφίζω and derivatives"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "roman": "zoïrós",
      "word": "ζωηρός and derivatives"
    },
    {
      "english": "of the animals",
      "roman": "zoïkós",
      "word": "ζωικός and derivatives"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zoo-",
      "word": "ζωο-"
    },
    {
      "english": "animal",
      "roman": "zóo",
      "word": "ζώο n and derivatives"
    },
    {
      "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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