zizyphum
Latin
Alternative forms
- zīziphum, zīzifum, zīzufum
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζίζυφον n (zízuphon). Latin zīzyphus denotes the tree.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈziː.zy.pʰum/, [ˈziː.zʏ.pʰũ]
Noun
zīzyphum n (genitive zīzyphī); second declension
- jujube fruit
Inflection
Second declension.
| 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