zizyphum
Latin
Alternative forms
- zīziphum, zīzifum, zīzufum
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζίζυφον n (zízuphon). Latin zīzyphus denotes the tree.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈziːz.zy.pʰũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd̪͡z̪id̪.d̪͡z̪i.fum]
Noun
zīzyphum n (genitive zīzyphī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| 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.