ζεύγλη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • ζεῦγλα (zeûgla)

Etymology

From ζεύγνυμι (zeúgnumi, “to harness”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ζεύγλη • (zeúglē) f (genitive ζεύγλης); first declension

  1. loop attached to the yoke, through which the beasts's head were put
  2. crossbar of the double rudder

Inflection
First declension of ἡ ζεύγλη; τῆς ζεύγλης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ζεύγλη
hē zeúglē		 τὼ ζεύγλᾱ
tṑ zeúglā		 αἱ ζεῦγλαι
hai zeûglai
Genitive τῆς ζεύγλης
tês zeúglēs		 τοῖν ζεύγλαιν
toîn zeúglain		 τῶν ζευγλῶν
tôn zeuglôn
Dative τῇ ζεύγλῃ
têi zeúglēi		 τοῖν ζεύγλαιν
toîn zeúglain		 ταῖς ζεύγλαις
taîs zeúglais
Accusative τὴν ζεύγλην
tḕn zeúglēn		 τὼ ζεύγλᾱ
tṑ zeúglā		 τᾱ̀ς ζεύγλᾱς
tā̀s zeúglās
Vocative ζεύγλη
zeúglē		 ζεύγλᾱ
zeúglā		 ζεῦγλαι
zeûglai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ζεύγληθεν (zeúglēthen)

Descendants
  • → Ottoman Turkish: زلوه (zelve), زاوله (zavla), زوله (zevle)
    • Turkish: zelve

Further reading
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