ζιγγίβερις
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Middle Indic (compare Pali siṅgivera, Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera)) (influenced by शृङ्गं (śṛṅgaṃ, “horn”)), from Old Tamil இந்சி வேர் (iṅci vēr, literally “ginger root”) (modern Tamil இஞ்சி (iñci, “ginger”), வேர் (vēr, “root”)).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /zdiŋ.ɡí.be.ris/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ziŋˈɡi.bɛ.ris/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ziŋˈɡi.βe.ris/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ziɲˈɟi.ve.ris/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ziɲˈɟi.ve.ris/
Noun
ζιγγίβερῐς • (zingíberis) f (genitive ζιγγῐβέρεως); third declension
- an Arabian spice plant, probably ginger
- Diosc. 2.190
Inflection
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ ζιγγίβερῐς hē zingíberis | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς ζιγγιβέρεως tês zingibéreōs | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ ζιγγιβέρει têi zingibérei | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν ζιγγίβερῐν tḕn zingíberin | ||||||||||||
Vocative | ζιγγίβερῐ zingíberi | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
- ζιγγίβερις in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ζιγγίβερις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
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