ζυγόν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ζῠγόν • (zugón) n (genitive ζῠγοῦ); second declension

  1. yoke, for joining animals
  2. yoke, burden
  3. in general, anything which joins two pieces together: cross-bar, plank, beam
  4. the balancing beam of a scale; the scale itself
  5. (astrology) the constellation Libra
  6. rank (of soldiers)

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: ζυγός (zygós)

References

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