ζήλια

Greek

Alternative forms

• ζήλεια f (zíleia) — as in medieval spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ζήλια (zḗlia) / ζήλεια (zḗleia), from ζηλεία (zēleía) with recessive accent. From ζηλεύω (zilévo). Also see ζήλος (zílos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzi.ʎa/ with synizesis of [ia]
• Hyphenation: ζή‧λια
• Homophones: ζήλεια (zíleia), ζίλια (zília)

Noun

ζήλια • (zília) f (plural ζήλιες)

1. jealousy, envy

Declension

Declension of ζήλια

	singular	plural
nominative	ζήλια •	ζήλιες •
genitive	ζήλιας •	—
accusative	ζήλια •	ζήλιες •
vocative	ζήλια •	ζήλιες •

Synonyms

• φθόνος m (fthónos)
• ζηλοφθονία f (zilofthonía)

Related terms

• ζηλιάρης m (ziliáris, adjective), ζηλιάρα f (ziliára), ζηλιάρικο n (ziliáriko)

• and see: ζηλεύω (zilévo)

Further reading

• ζήλια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• ζήλια - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
• ζήλια - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)