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zythum

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin zȳthum, from Ancient Greek ζῦθος (zûthos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zythum (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An unfermented kind of Egyptian malt beer.

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French

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Noun

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zythum m (plural zythums)

  1. zythum

Further reading

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζῦθος (zûthos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zȳthum n (genitive zȳthī); second declension

  1. a type of alcoholic drink associated with Egypt

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative zȳthum zȳtha
genitive zȳthī zȳthōrum
dative zȳthō zȳthīs
accusative zȳthum zȳtha
ablative zȳthō zȳthīs
vocative zȳthum zȳtha

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References

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  • zythum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • zythum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • zythum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
  • zythum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • zȳthum” on page 2,126/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)