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ζέστος
hot, warm /zeˈstos/
adjectiveB1#1216 most common
Also: warm (of temperament or welcome), heated
Example sentences
Ο καφές είναι ζεστός.
The coffee is hot.
Το νερό είναι πολύ ζεστό σήμερα.
The water is very hot today.
Φόρεσε ένα ζεστό πουλόβερ γιατί κάνει κρύο.
Wear a warm sweater because it's cold.
Της άρεσε να πίνει ζεστή σοκολάτα τα βράδια του χειμώνα.
She liked to drink hot chocolate on winter evenings.
Παρόλο που ο ήλιος έδυε, ο αέρας παρέμενε αφύσικα ζεστός για την εποχή.
Even though the sun was setting, the air stayed unnaturally warm for the season.
Η φιλοξενία τους ήταν τόσο ζεστή, που ξεχάσαμε πως βρισκόμασταν σε ξένη χώρα.
Their hospitality was so warm that we forgot we were in a foreign country.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ζεστός / ζεστή / ζεστό | ζεστοί / ζεστές / ζεστά |
| Genitive | ζεστού / ζεστής / ζεστού | ζεστών / ζεστών / ζεστών |
| Accusative | ζεστό / ζεστή / ζεστό | ζεστούς / ζεστές / ζεστά |
| Vocative | ζεστέ / ζεστή / ζεστό | ζεστοί / ζεστές / ζεστά |
Word family
ζέστηheat, warmth
ζεσταίνωto heat, to warm up
ζεστασιάcoziness, warmth (often emotional)
ζέωto boil, to seethe
Etymology
Ζεστός began as the perfect passive participle of the ancient verb ζέω, meaning to boil or seethe. Over time the participle settled into an ordinary adjective for anything hot or warm, from soup to weather to a person's welcome. The verb ζέω itself traces back to a root meaning to boil or foam.
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