Ζήν
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dyḗm, accusative case of *dyḗws, which gives Ζεύς (Zeús). Cognate with Latin diem (whence fabricated nominative diēs).
Proper noun
Ζήν • (Zḗn) m
- Poetic form of Ζεύς (Zeús)
Inflection
Declension of Ζήν, Ζηνός
| Case / # | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ζήν |
| Genitive | Ζηνός |
| Dative | Ζηνί |
| Accusative | Ζῆνα |
| Vocative | Ζην |
References
Ζήν in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ζήν in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
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