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ζήτω
long live /ˈzi.to/
adverbB1#1410 most common
Also: hooray, may he/it live
Example sentences
Ζήτω!
Hooray!
Ζήτω ο βασιλιάς!
Long live the king!
Ζήτω η Ελλάδα!
Long live Greece!
Όλοι φώναξαν «Ζήτω!» όταν κέρδισε η ομάδα μας.
Everyone shouted "Long live!" when our team won.
Ζήτω η ελευθερία και ζήτω η δημοκρατία!
Long live freedom and long live democracy!
Στο τέλος της παρέλασης, το πλήθος φώναζε ζήτω για ώρα ολόκληρη.
At the end of the parade, the crowd shouted "long live" for a whole hour.
Word family
Etymology
Ζήτω comes from ancient Greek, where it was the third-person singular imperative of the verb ζάω/ζῆν, meaning "to live." Literally it means "let him live" or "may it live." Over time Greek speakers fixed this verb form into a standalone exclamation, used the way English speakers use "long live."
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