zizyphum

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.
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