zingiber

See also: Zingiber

English
The ginger plant (Zingiber officinale) is a typical zingiber.

Etymology

From Translingual Zingiber

Noun

zingiber (plural zingibers)

  1. Any member of the genus Zingiber of gingers.

See also

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis) (see there for more).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈzin.ɡi.ber/, [ˈzɪŋ.ɡɪ.bɛr]

Noun

zingiber n (genitive zingiberis); third declension

  1. ginger

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative zingiber zingibera
Genitive zingiberis zingiberum
Dative zingiberī zingiberibus
Accusative zingiber zingibera
Ablative zingibere zingiberibus
Vocative zingiber zingibera

Synonyms
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