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ζνίχι

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ζνίχι

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ζνίχι < μεσαιωνική ελληνική ζινίχιον < αρχαία ελληνική ζεύγνυμι

noun ζνίχι · ζνίχια · ζνιχιού · ζνιχιών

  1. dated, παρωχημένο ο αυχένας, ο σβέρκος, τράχηλος Στὸ ζνίχι κι ὁ Δυσσέας χτυπάει, κατὰ τ' αὐτὶ ἀποκάτου, / καὶ μέσα σπάει τὰ κόκαλα· καὶ κόκκινο αἷμα τρέχει / ἀπὸ τὸ στόμα. Βόγγησε κι ἔπεσε χάμου ὁ Ἶρος. (Όμηρος, Οδύσσεια, σ 96, μτφρ. Αργύρης Εφταλιώτης)

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"ζνίχι." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/el/%CE%B6%CE%BD%CE%AF%CF%87%CE%B9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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ζνίχι. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CE%B6%CE%BD%CE%AF%CF%87%CE%B9

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"ζνίχι." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CE%B6%CE%BD%CE%AF%CF%87%CE%B9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ζνίχι},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CE%B6%CE%BD%CE%AF%CF%87%CE%B9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}