Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dec 15, 2003 14:04
20 yrs ago
Greek term
ζνtο
Greek to English
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
basketball
- Η pρώtη fορά pου νιώsaµe ως aληθινή έdρa tο γήpedό µaς ήtaν stο µatς µe tον Ολυµpιaκό, όtaν pήγaµe µpροstά apό µιa κatάµestη eξέdρa κaι γνωρίsaµe tην apοθέωsη. Μέχρι tόte, eρηµιά... Νa faνtasteίς όtι µetά tο κaθιeρωµένο «ζνtο», pριν apό tο ζέstaµa κάθe aγώνa, stρefόµastaν pρος... tους astυνοµικούς. Ηtaν οι µόνοι pου sίγουρa θa ίρίsκονtaν stις θέseις tους, κaι θa µaς χeιροκροtούsaν!
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- «Εκeί νa deις γέλιa: afιeρώνaµe tο "ζνtο" sta tρίa paιdιά tης statιstικής υpηρesίaς tου pρωtaθλήµatος! Μόνο aυtοί οι tρeις deν έχaνaν µe tίpοta tους aγώνeς µaς...»
Apologies if Greek letters aren't coming out right.
znto
- I've never seen such a word. Can anyone tell me what it means?
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- «Εκeί νa deις γέλιa: afιeρώνaµe tο "ζνtο" sta tρίa paιdιά tης statιstικής υpηρesίaς tου pρωtaθλήµatος! Μόνο aυtοί οι tρeις deν έχaνaν µe tίpοta tους aγώνeς µaς...»
Apologies if Greek letters aren't coming out right.
znto
- I've never seen such a word. Can anyone tell me what it means?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +9 | hip-hip hurrah |
Spiros Doikas
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Proposed translations
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Spiros Doikas
Native in Greek
Dip. Trans. IoL (En-Gr)
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek, and 7 more.
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hip-hip hurrah
it is third person singular of the imperative form of the ancient Greek verb "zo" (live)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much, Spiros. Thanks to Costas Zannis, too, for the comment."
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