ζεῦγος

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • pair, two things, persons or animals considered as pair
  • yoke (two animals joined together)
  • a vehicle drawn by two or more animals, carriage, chariot
  • two persons or animals of different sex, in common bond, liaison
  • by two, in set of two
  • a set of more than two
  • (music) double reed of a wind instrument (e.g. flute)
  • (Byzantine) plethron, equivalent of a land area ploughed by two oxen in one day

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (join, yoke, harness, unite, tie together).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*yewg-

Gloss

join, yoke, harness, unite, tie together

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