zizyphus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

zīzyphus f (genitive zīzyphī); second declension

  1. jujube tree (Ziziphus jujuba)

Declension

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

References

  • “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.
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