LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

poppyzōn

poppyzōn m (genitive poppyzontis or poppyzontos)
Classical[pɔpˈpyz.zoːn]Ecclesiastical[popˈpid.d͡zon]

Meaning

  1. one making a smacking noise with the mouth or lips
    [...] cum pingeret poppyzonta retinentem eum.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 35.104

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepoppyzōnpoppyzontēs
genitivepoppyzontis
poppyzontos		poppyzontum
poppyzontium
dativepoppyzontīpoppyzontibus
accusativepoppyzontapoppyzontēs
poppyzontās
ablativepoppyzontepoppyzontibus
vocativepoppyzōnpoppyzontēs

poppȳzon, ontis, m., = ποππύζων,
I. one who clucks with the tongue: cum pingeret poppyzonta retinentem equum, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 104.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ποππύζων (poppúzōn, “smacking one's lips”).

Quick answers

What does poppyzōn mean in Latin?
poppyzōn, a noun, means “one making a smacking noise with the mouth or lips”.
What is the genitive of poppyzōn?
The genitive singular is poppyzontis. poppyzōn is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce poppyzōn?
In classical Latin, [pɔpˈpyz.zoːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [popˈpid.d͡zon].