zinzala
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Of imitative/onomatopoetic origin.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈzin.za.la/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ɪn̪d̪͡z̪äɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡zin.d͡za.la/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ind̪͡z̪älä]
Noun edit
zinzala f (genitive zinzalae); first declension
- (Late Latin, rustic) a type of gnat
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zinzala | zinzalae |
| Genitive | zinzalae | zinzalārum |
| Dative | zinzalae | zinzalīs |
| Accusative | zinzalam | zinzalās |
| Ablative | zinzalā | zinzalīs |
| Vocative | zinzala | zinzalae |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “zinzala”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- zinzala in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- zinzala in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.