τζίτζιφο

Greek

Alternative forms

• ζίζιφο (zízifo) (rare)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon), ultimately unknown, perhaps Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zi.d͡zi.fo/
• Hyphenation: τζί‧τζι‧φο

Noun

τζίτζιφο • (tzítzifo) n (plural τζίτζιφα)

1. jujube fruit (Ziziphus jujuba)

Declension

Declension of τζίτζιφο

	singular	plural
nominative	τζίτζιφο •	τζίτζιφα •
genitive	τζίτζιφου •	τζίτζιφων •
accusative	τζίτζιφο •	τζίτζιφα •
vocative	τζίτζιφο •	τζίτζιφα •

Derived terms

• τζιτζιφιά f (tzitzifiá, “jujube tree”)

References

• “τζίτζιφο”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998