Proper Name guide

Zakynthos

name · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈzakɪnθɒs/
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  • US: /ˈzɑkɪnθɔs/

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Meaning 1

An island of Greece, on the Ionian Sea; the third-largest Ionian island.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Zante

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζάκυνθος (Zákunthos). Doublet of Zante.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زَاكِينْثُوس (zākīnṯūs) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Basque: Zante — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Basque: Zazinto — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Bulgarian: За́кинтос (Zákintos) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Bulgarian: За́кинт (Zákint) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Catalan: Zacint — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Chinese Mandarin: 扎金索斯州 (Zhājīnsuǒsī zhōu) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Esperanto: Zakinto — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Finnish: Zákynthos — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • French: Zante — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • French: Zacynthe — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • French: Zakynthos — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Galician: Zante — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Galician: Zacinto — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • German: Zakynthos — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Greek: Ζάκυνθος (Zákynthos) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Ancient Greek: Ζάκυνθος (Zákunthos) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Hebrew: זָקִינְתוֹס (Zakintós) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Hungarian: Zákinthosz — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Italian: Zante — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Italian: Zacinto — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Japanese: ザキントス島 (Zakintosu-tō) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Korean: 자킨토스 (Jakintoseu) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Korean: 자퀸토스 (Jakwintoseu) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Latin: Zacynthus — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Lithuanian: Zakintas — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Macedonian: За́кинтос (Zákintos) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Persian: زاکینتوس (zâkintos) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Polish: Zakintos — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Portuguese: Zaquintos — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Portuguese: Zante — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Russian: Заки́нф (Zakínf) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Serbo-Croatian: Закинтос — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Serbo-Croatian: Zakintos — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Sicilian: Zanti — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Sicilian: Zacintu — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Slovene: Zakintos — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Spanish: Zante — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Spanish: Zacinto — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Thai: เกาะซาคินทอส (gɔ̀ saa-kin-tɔ̂ɔs) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Turkish: Zakintos — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands
  • Ukrainian: Закі́нф (Zakínf) — Greek island, the third largest of the Ionian Islands