τζίτζιφο
Greek
Alternative forms
- ζίζιφο (zízifo) (rare)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon), ultimately unknown, perhaps Pre-Greek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡zi.d͡zi.fo/
- Hyphenation: τζί‧τζι‧φο
Noun
τζίτζιφο • (tzítzifo) n (plural τζίτζιφα)
- jujube fruit (Ziziphus jujuba)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τζίτζιφο (tzítzifo) | τζίτζιφα (tzítzifa) |
| genitive | τζίτζιφου (tzítzifou) | τζίτζιφων (tzítzifon) |
| accusative | τζίτζιφο (tzítzifo) | τζίτζιφα (tzítzifa) |
| vocative | τζίτζιφο (tzítzifo) | τζίτζιφα (tzítzifa) |
Derived terms
- τζιτζιφιά f (tzitzifiá, “jujube tree”)
References
- τζίτζιφο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language