jujuba
See also: jujubă
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French jujube, from Latin zīzyphum, zīzyphus, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon)․
Noun edit
jujuba f (genitive jujubae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) jujube (tree or fruit)
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | jujuba | jujubae |
Genitive | jujubae | jujubārum |
Dative | jujubae | jujubīs |
Accusative | jujubam | jujubās |
Ablative | jujubā | jujubīs |
Vocative | jujuba | jujubae |
References edit
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “jujuba”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “zīziphum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 14: U–Z, page 665
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin jujuba, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jujuba f
- jujube (Ziziphus jujuba tree)
- jujube (Ziziphus jujuba fruit)
Declension edit
Declension of jujuba
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ubɐ
- Hyphenation: ju‧ju‧ba
Noun edit
jujuba f (plural jujubas)
- jujube (fruit)
- jujube (tree)
- Synonym: jujubeira
- jelly bean
- (chiefly Northeast Brazil) gummy bear
- Synonyms: bala de goma, goma
Romanian edit
Noun edit
jujuba