LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

zȳthum

zȳthum n (genitive zȳthī)
Classical[ˈzyː.tʰũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ziː.tum]

Meaning

  1. a type of alcoholic drink associated with Egypt

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativezȳthumzȳtha
genitivezȳthīzȳthōrum
dativezȳthōzȳthīs
accusativezȳthumzȳtha
ablativezȳthōzȳthīs
vocativezȳthumzȳtha

zythum, i, n., = ζῦθος,
I. a kind of malt-liquor among the Egyptians, Plin. 22, 25, 82, § 164; Col. 10, 116; Dig. 33, 6, 9 praef.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζῦθος (zûthos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesZythumZythum (ζῦθος). [CERVESIA] TABLES OF GREEK AND ROMAN MEASURES, WEIGHTS, AND MONEY. TABLE I. Greek Measures of Length. (1) Smaller Measures. II. Roman …

Quick answers

What does zȳthum mean in Latin?
zȳthum, a noun, means “a type of alcoholic drink associated with Egypt”.
What is the genitive of zȳthum?
The genitive singular is zȳthī. zȳthum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce zȳthum?
In classical Latin, [ˈzyː.tʰũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈd͡ziː.tum].