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)

1. 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