ζιγγίβερις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Via unattested Middle Iranian from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera), which see for comparisons.[1]

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ζιγγίβερῐς • (zingíberis) f (genitive ζιγγῐβέρεως); third declension

  1. ginger
    • Diosc. 2.190

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ ζιγγίβερῐς; τῆς ζιγγιβέρεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ ζιγγίβερῐς
hē zingíberis
Genitive τῆς ζιγγιβέρεως
tês zingibéreōs
Dative τῇ ζιγγιβέρει
têi zingibérei
Accusative τὴν ζιγγίβερῐν
tḕn zingíberin
Vocative ζιγγίβερῐ
zingíberi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: ζιγγίβερη f (zingíveri), ζιγγίβερι n (zingíveri), ζίγγιβερ n (zíngiver), ζινζίβεριν n (zinzíverin), ζιντζίβερ n (zintzíver), ζιτζίβερ n (zitzíver), ζιτζίβερι n (zitzíveri), ζιτζίβερις f (zitzíveris)
  • → Latin: zingiberi (see there for further descendants)
  • → Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: זַנְגְּבִילָא (zingivila)
    • → Hebrew: גִּנְבָּר (ginbār)

References
  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ζιγγίβερις”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 501

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