LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

zizā̆nium

zizā̆nium n (genitive zizā̆niī or zizā̆nī)
Classical[zɪzˈzaː.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[d͡zidˈd͡zaː.ni.um]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinoftenpluralcockle, tares, darnel (a weed, probably Lolium temulentum)
  2. EcclesiasticalLatinfigurativelyused metaphorically of vices such as jealousy, discord etc.
    Quamvis et ipsi servi stomachati adversus zizania, consilium tamen et praeceptum a domino expetiverunt.354 CE – 430 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, Sermon 47 5
    Spīnīs fulta subit seges horrida zizăniōrum.Perishes the prickly crop of tares that grow from thorns.c. 390 CE – c. 455 CE, Prosper Aquitanus, Carmen de ingratis 929 (hexameter)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativezizā̆niumzizā̆nia
zizā̆niae
genitivezizā̆niī
zizā̆nī, zizā̆niae		zizā̆niōrum
zizā̆niārum
dativezizā̆niō
zizā̆niae		zizā̆niīs
accusativezizā̆nium
zizā̆niam		zizā̆nia
zizā̆niās
ablativezizā̆niōzizā̆niīs
vocativezizā̆niumzizā̆nia
zizā̆niae

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζιζάνιον (zizánion), from Aramaic, from Sumerian 𒍣𒍝𒀭 (zizān, “wheat”).

Descendants
  • Catalanzitzània
  • Englishzizania
  • Frenchzizanie
  • Italianzizzania
  • Spanishcizaña
  • Sicilianzizzània
  • TranslingualZizania

Quick answers

What does zizā̆nium mean in Latin?
zizā̆nium, a noun, means “cockle, tares, darnel (a weed, probably Lolium temulentum); used metaphorically of vices such as jealousy, discord etc.”.
What is the genitive of zizā̆nium?
The genitive singular is zizā̆niī. zizā̆nium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce zizā̆nium?
In classical Latin, [zɪzˈzaː.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡zidˈd͡zaː.ni.um].