zelivira

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Latin

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Etymology

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zēlō (I love ardently) + vir (a man) + -a (first-declension feminine case ending)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zēlivira f (genitive zēlivirae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin) a jealous woman
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Tertullian to this entry?)

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative zēlivira zēlivirae
Genitive zēlivirae zēlivirārum
Dative zēlivirae zēlivirīs
Accusative zēliviram zēlivirās
Ablative zēlivirā zēlivirīs
Vocative zēlivira zēlivirae

References

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  • zēlĭvĭra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • zēlĭvĭra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,700/3.