zizyphus
See also: Zizyphus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ζίζυφον n (zízuphon). Latin zīzyphum denotes the fruit.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈziːz.zy.pʰus/, [ˈd̪͡z̪iːz̪d̪͡z̪ʏpʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡zid.d͡zi.fus/, [ˈd̪͡z̪id̪ː͡z̪ifus]
Noun edit
zīzyphus f (genitive zīzyphī); second declension
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
- Medieval Latin: zizuphum, zizufum, zizupus, zuzipus
- → Translingual: Zizyphus
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