ζήλος

See also: ζῆλος and Ζῆλος

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzi.los/
  • Hyphenation: ζή‧λος

Noun

ζήλος • (zílos) m (uncountable)

  1. zeal
    θρησκευτικός ζήλος ― thriskeftikós zílos ― religious zeal
    υπερβάλλων ζήλος ― ypervállon zílos ― exaggerated zeal (in expressions)

Declension
  ζήλος
case     \     number singular
nominative ζήλος •
genitive ζήλου •
accusative ζήλο •
vocative ζήλε •
  • αντιζηλία f (antizilía)
  • αντίζηλος (antízilos)
  • αξιοζήλευτος (axiozíleftos, “enviable”, adjective)
  • επίζηλος (epízilos, “very desired”)
  • ζηλαδέρφι n (ziladérfi) (colloquial)
  • ζηλεμένος (zileménos, “desired, envied”, participle)
  • ζηλευτός (zileftós, “wanted, desired”, adjective)
  • ζηλεύω (zilévo, “envy, I am jealous”)
  • ζήλια f (zília, “jealousy”)
  • ζηλιάρα f (ziliára, “jealous female”)
  • ζηλιάρης m (ziliáris, “jealous male”)
  • ζηλιάρικος (ziliárikos, “jealous”, adjective)
  • ζηλιαρόγατος m (ziliarógatos, “very jealous”)
  • ζηλοτυπία f (zilotypía, “jealousy”) (romantic/sexual context only)
  • ζηλότυπος (zilótypos, “jealous”, adjective) (romantic/sexual context only)
  • ζηλόφθονος (zilófthonos, “envious”)
  • ζηλοφθονώ (zilofthonó, “envy”)
  • ζηλώ (ziló, “desire, envy”) (ironic)
  • ζηλωτής m (zilotís, “zealot”)
  • κακόζηλος (kakózilos, “badly imitating”, adjective) (of text or speech)
  • περίζηλος (perízilos, “very desired”)
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