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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ζήλια (zíliaf (plural ζήλιες)

  1. jealousy, envy

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References

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  1. ^ ζήλεια s.v. ζηλεύω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

Further reading

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  • 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: [] (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)