zázvor
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Etymology edit
Derived from Italian zenzero, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera).
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zázvor m inan (related adjective zázvorový)
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Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Italian zenzero, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera), from a Dravidian language, compare Tamil இஞ்சிவேர் (iñcivēr) from இஞ்சி (iñci, “ginger”) + வேர் (vēr, “root”), likely from Middle Chinese 薑 (kɨɐŋ) or Thai ขิง (kǐng). Doublet of ďumbier.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zázvor m inan (genitive singular zázvoru, nominative plural zázvory, genitive plural zázvorov, declension pattern of dub)
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Declension of zázvor
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Further reading edit
- “zázvor”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024