Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ζῳγρᾰφῐ́ᾱ ‎(zōigraphíā)

Noun

ζωγρᾰφῐ́ᾱ • ‎(zōgraphíā) f ‎(genitive ζωγρᾰφῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. the art of painting
2. in metaphorical use

Declension

Synonyms

• (art of painting): ζωγρᾰφῐκή ‎(zōgraphikḗ)

Descendants

• Greek: ζωγραφία f ‎(zografía, “illustration”)

References

• ζωγρᾰφία in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ζωγραφία in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• «ζωγραφία» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • painting idem, page 589.

Greek

Alternative forms

• ζῳγραφία ‎(zῳgrafía) (Katharevousa)

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ζωγρᾰφῐ́ᾱ ‎(zōgraphíā).

Noun

ζωγραφία • ‎(zografía) f ‎(plural ζωγραφίες)

1. (art) illustration, graphic art

Declension