zizyphum

Latin

Alternative forms

• zīziphum, zīzifum, zīzufum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζίζυφον n (zízuphon). Latin zīzyphus denotes the tree.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈziːz.zy.pʰum/, [ˈd̪͡z̪iːz̪d̪͡z̪ʏpʰʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zid.d͡zi.fum/, [ˈd̪͡z̪id̪ː͡z̪ifum]

Noun

zīzyphum n (genitive zīzyphī); second declension

1. jujube fruit

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zīzyphum	zīzypha
Genitive	zīzyphī	zīzyphōrum
Dative	zīzyphō	zīzyphīs
Accusative	zīzyphum	zīzypha
Ablative	zīzyphō	zīzyphīs
Vocative	zīzyphum	zīzypha

Descendants

See zīzyphus

References

• “zizyphum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• zizyphum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.