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εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
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|Beta Code=zi/zufon | |Beta Code=zi/zufon | ||
|Definition=τό, a tree, the fruit of which is [[the jujube]], [[Zizyphus vulgaris]], | |Definition=τό, a tree, the fruit of which is [[the jujube]], [[Zizyphus vulgaris]], Gp.10.3.4; [[ziziphus]], Colum.9.4.3: gen. pl. [[zizuforum]], [[Edict. Diocl]].6.56. | ||
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|etymtx=Grammatical information: n.<br />Meaning: [[a tree of which the fruit is the jujube]], [[Rhamnus jujuba]] (Colum., Edict. Diocl., Gp.).<br />Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Orient.<br />Etymology: Origin unknown. From Greek comes Fr. [[jujube]] (from where MLat. [[jujuba]]), perhaps also Syr. [[zūzfā]]; s. Sommer Lautstud. 154, W.-Hofmann s. [[jujuba]]. I see no reason for | |etymtx=Grammatical information: n.<br />Meaning: [[a tree of which the fruit is the jujube]], [[Rhamnus jujuba]] (Colum., Edict. Diocl., Gp.).<br />Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Orient.<br />Etymology: Origin unknown. From Greek comes Fr. [[jujube]] (from where MLat. [[jujuba]]), perhaps also Syr. [[zūzfā]]; s. Sommer Lautstud. 154, W.-Hofmann s. [[jujuba]]. I see no reason for Szemerényi's suggestion (from Durante, AION-L 8 (1968) 25f) for original <b class="b3">*ζυζυφον</b>. Barnhart, Dict. of Etym., 1988, says that it comes from Persian [[zayzafun]]. It could be Pre-Greek (cf. [[σέσυφος]], <b class="b3">Σίσυφος</b>). | ||
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|ftr='''ζίζυφον''': {zízuphon}<br />'''Grammar''': n.<br />'''Meaning''': [[Brustbeerbaum]], [[Rhamnus jujuba]] (Colum., ''Edict''. ''Diocl''., ''Gp''.).<br />'''Etymology''': Herkunft unbekannt. Aus dem Griech. stammt u. a. frz. ''jujube'' (woraus mlat. ''jujuba''), vielleicht auch syr. ''zūzfā''; s. Sommer Lautstud. 154, W.-Hofmann s. ''jujuba''.<br />'''Page''' 1,614 | |ftr='''ζίζυφον''': {zízuphon}<br />'''Grammar''': n.<br />'''Meaning''': [[Brustbeerbaum]], [[Rhamnus jujuba]] (Colum., ''Edict''. ''Diocl''., ''Gp''.).<br />'''Etymology''': Herkunft unbekannt. Aus dem Griech. stammt u. a. frz. ''jujube'' (woraus mlat. ''jujuba''), vielleicht auch syr. ''zūzfā''; s. Sommer Lautstud. 154, W.-Hofmann s. ''jujuba''.<br />'''Page''' 1,614 | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:05, 25 August 2023
English (LSJ)
τό, a tree, the fruit of which is the jujube, Zizyphus vulgaris, Gp.10.3.4; ziziphus, Colum.9.4.3: gen. pl. zizuforum, Edict. Diocl.6.56.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1140] τό, rhamnus jujuba (die Frucht jujubae wird in den Apotheken gebraucht), Geop.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: a tree of which the fruit is the jujube, Rhamnus jujuba (Colum., Edict. Diocl., Gp.).
Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Orient.
Etymology: Origin unknown. From Greek comes Fr. jujube (from where MLat. jujuba), perhaps also Syr. zūzfā; s. Sommer Lautstud. 154, W.-Hofmann s. jujuba. I see no reason for Szemerényi's suggestion (from Durante, AION-L 8 (1968) 25f) for original *ζυζυφον. Barnhart, Dict. of Etym., 1988, says that it comes from Persian zayzafun. It could be Pre-Greek (cf. σέσυφος, Σίσυφος).
Frisk Etymology German
ζίζυφον: {zízuphon}
Grammar: n.
Meaning: Brustbeerbaum, Rhamnus jujuba (Colum., Edict. Diocl., Gp.).
Etymology: Herkunft unbekannt. Aus dem Griech. stammt u. a. frz. jujube (woraus mlat. jujuba), vielleicht auch syr. zūzfā; s. Sommer Lautstud. 154, W.-Hofmann s. jujuba.
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