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ζευγάρι
pair /zevˈɣaɾi/
nounA2#733 most common
Also: couple (romantic partners), a pair (of matching items), two of a kind
Example sentences
Είναι ένα όμορφο ζευγάρι.
They are a beautiful couple.
Αγόρασα ένα ζευγάρι παπούτσια.
I bought a pair of shoes.
Το ζευγάρι μένει στην Αθήνα εδώ και δέκα χρόνια.
The couple has been living in Athens for ten years.
Χρειάζομαι ένα καινούργιο ζευγάρι γάντια για τον χειμώνα.
I need a new pair of gloves for the winter.
Το νιόπαντρο ζευγάρι αντιμετώπισε πολλές δυσκολίες, αλλά παρέμεινε ενωμένο.
The newlywed couple faced many difficulties but stayed united.
Στα μάτια των περαστικών, έμοιαζαν με ένα ζευγάρι που είχε μοιραστεί μια ολόκληρη ζωή σιωπής.
In the eyes of passersby, they looked like a couple that had shared an entire lifetime of silence.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ζευγάρι | ζευγάρια |
| Genitive | ζευγαριού | ζευγαριών |
| Accusative | ζευγάρι | ζευγάρια |
| Vocative | ζευγάρι | ζευγάρια |
Word family
ζεύγοςyoke, pair (formal/literary)
ζευγάρωμαmating, pairing
ζευγαρώνωto mate, to pair up
ζυγόςyoke; pair of scales
ζευγάςploughman (one who drives a yoke of oxen)
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos) 'yoke, pair of yoked animals', through the diminutive ζευγάριον (zeugárion). The root belongs to the family of ζεύγνυμι (zeúgnymi) 'to yoke, join together', so a ζευγάρι is literally a set of two things joined like oxen under a single yoke. The sense broadened from yoked beasts to any matching pair and to a couple of people.
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