Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑποζύγιον (hupozúgion).[1] By surface analysis, υπο- (ypo-) +‎ ζυγ(ός) (zyg(ós), yoke) +‎ -ιο (-io).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.poˈzi.ʝi.o/
  • Hyphenation: υ‧πο‧ζύ‧γι‧ο

Noun

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υποζύγιο (ypozýgion (plural υποζύγια)

  1. beast of burden
    1. draught animal
    2. pack animal

Declension

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References

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