Zeugma

See also: zeugma

German

Noun

Zeugma n (genitive Zeugmas, plural Zeugmata)

  1. (rhetoric) zeugma

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζεῦγμα (Zeûgma).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Zeugma n (genitive Zeugmatis); third declension

  1. A town of Syria on the Euphrates and opposite to Apamea

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Zeugma
Genitive Zeugmatis
Dative Zeugmatī
Accusative Zeugmatem
Ablative Zeugmate
Vocative Zeugma

References
  • Zeugma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Zeugma in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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