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Etymology

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From stem ζωντ- (zōnt-) of the indeclinable medieval participle Byzantine Greek ζῶντα (zônta) from ancient participle ζῶν (zôn) of verb ζῶ ().[1] With suffix -ανός (-anós) for adjectives.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zon.daˈnos/
  • Hyphenation: ζω‧ντα‧νός

Adjective

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ζωντανός (zontanósm (feminine ζωντανή, neuter ζωντανό)

  1. alive, living
  2. (figuratively) lively

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ ζωντανός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ ζωντανός - 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.