zopyron

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζωπύριον (zōpúrion), ζωπύρα (zōpúra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈzoː.py.ron/, [ˈd̪͡z̪oːpʏrɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zo.pi.ron/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ɔːpiron]

Noun

zōpyron n (genitive zōpyrī); second declension

1. A plant, possibly of genus Clinopodium.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zōpyron	zōpyra
Genitive	zōpyrī	zōpyrōrum
Dative	zōpyrō	zōpyrīs
Accusative	zōpyron	zōpyra
Ablative	zōpyrō	zōpyrīs
Vocative	zōpyron	zōpyra

Synonyms

• clīnopodion

References

• “zopyron”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• zopyron in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.