See also: Zizyphus

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ζίζυφον n (zízuphon). Latin zīzyphum denotes the fruit.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

zīzyphus f (genitive zīzyphī); second declension

  1. jujube tree (Ziziphus jujuba)

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative zīzyphus zīzyphī
Genitive zīzyphī zīzyphōrum
Dative zīzyphō zīzyphīs
Accusative zīzyphum zīzyphōs
Ablative zīzyphō zīzyphīs
Vocative zīzyphe zīzyphī

Descendants edit

References edit

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