zizyphum

Latin

Alternative forms

zīziphum, zīzifum, zīzufum

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈziːz.zy.pʰum/, [ˈd̪͡z̪iːz̪d̪͡z̪ʏpʰʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zid.d͡zi.fum/, [ˈd̪͡z̪id̪ː͡z̪ifum]

Noun

zīzyphum n (genitive zīzyphī); second declension

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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