LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuter

zingiberi

zingiberi n (indeclinable)
Classical[zɪŋˈɡɪ.bɛ.rɪ]Ecclesiastical[d͡zin̠ʲˈd͡ʒiː.be.ri]

Meaning

  1. indeclinableneuterginger

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—gingibera
zingibera
genitivegingiberis
zingiberis		gingiberum
zingiberum
dativegingiberīgingiberibus
zingiberibus
accusative—gingibera
zingibera
ablativegingibere
zingibere		gingiberibus
zingiberibus
vocative—gingibera
zingibera

zingĭbĕri or zimpĭbĕri, indecl. n., = ζιγγίβερι,
I. ginger: Amomum zingiber, Linn.; Plin. 12, 7, 14, § 27.—Also zingĭ-ber, ĕris, n., Cels. 5, 23 fin.; Pall. Oct. 20, 2; Apic. 2, 2.

Origins

  1. Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺(iñci)
  2. Proto-Dravidian*wēr
  3. Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆(vēr)
  4. Latinzingiberi

Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor. Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der. Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor. Latin zingiberi From Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera), from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr) (modern Tamil இஞ்சி (iñci, “ginger”) + வேர் (vēr, “root”)).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianzenzero
  • Siciliangènciru
  • Sicilianzenzeru
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalangingebrefrom Old Catalan gingebre
  • Old Frenchgingembre
  • Old Occitangingibre
Padanian
  • Friulianzenzar
  • Old Lombardçençauro
  • Old Ligurianzenzavro
  • Piedmontesezenser
  • Venetanxènxaro
Borrowings
  • Hungariangyömbér
  • Proto-West Germanic*gingiberō
Elsewhere
  • TranslingualZingiber
  • TranslingualZingiberales

Quick answers

What does zingiberi mean in Latin?
zingiberi, a noun, means “ginger”.
How do you pronounce zingiberi?
In classical Latin, [zɪŋˈɡɪ.bɛ.rɪ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡zin̠ʲˈd͡ʒiː.be.ri].
Where does zingiberi come from?
Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci) → Proto-Dravidian *wēr → Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr) → Latin zingiberi.