LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

zinzala

zinzala f (genitive zinzalae)
Classical[ˈzɪn.za.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡zin.d͡za.la]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininea type of gnat

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativezinzalazinzalae
genitivezinzalaezinzalārum
dativezinzalaezinzalīs
accusativezinzalamzinzalās
ablativezinzalāzinzalīs
vocativezinzalazinzalae

zinzăla, ae, f.,
I. a kind of gnat (rustic Lat.; cf. Span. zenzalo; Ital. zanzara), Cassiod. in Psa. 104, 31.

Origins

Of imitative/onomatopoetic origin.

Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianțânțar
  • Aromaniantsãntsar
  • Megleno-Romanianţănţar
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianzanzara
  • Corsicanzinzala
  • Venetansginsała
  • Venetansginzała
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishcénzalo
Gallo-Romance
  • Old Frenchcincele
Elsewhere
  • Emilianzinzèla

Quick answers

What does zinzala mean in Latin?
zinzala, a noun, means “a type of gnat”.
What is the genitive of zinzala?
The genitive singular is zinzalae. zinzala is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce zinzala?
In classical Latin, [ˈzɪn.za.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈd͡zin.d͡za.la].