zopyron

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζωπύριον (zōpúrion), ζωπύρα (zōpúra).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈzoː.py.ron/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zo.pi.ron/,

Noun

zōpyron n (genitive zōpyrī); second declension

A plant, possibly of genus Clinopodium.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	zōpyron	zōpyra
genitive	zōpyrī	zōpyrōrum
dative	zōpyrō	zōpyrīs
accusative	zōpyron	zōpyra
ablative	zōpyrō	zōpyrīs
vocative	zōpyron	zōpyra

Synonyms

clīnopodion

References

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

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