zizyphus

See also: Zizyphus

Latin

Alternative forms

zīziphus, zīzifus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζίζυφον n (zízuphon). Latin zīzyphum denotes the fruit.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈziː.zy.pʰus/, [ˈziː.zʏ.pʰʊs]

Noun

zīzyphus f (genitive zīzyphī); second declension

jujube tree (Ziziphus jujuba)

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zīzyphus	zīzyphī
Genitive	zīzyphī	zīzyphōrum
Dative	zīzyphō	zīzyphīs
Accusative	zīzyphum	zīzyphōs
Ablative	zīzyphō	zīzyphīs
Vocative	zīzyphe	zīzyphī

Descendants

Translingual: Zizyphus
Catalan: gínjol
Italian: giuggiola, giuggiolo
Spanish: guinja, guinjo, guínjol, jinja, jinjo, jínjol

References

zizyphus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
zizyphus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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