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Zingiber

Zingiber

See also: zingiber

Translingual

Proper noun

Zingiber n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae – the true gingers.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

zingiber

zingiber

See also: Zingiber

English

Wikispecies

Noun

zingiber (plural zingibers)

  1. Any member of the genus Zingiber of gingers.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), of Sanskrit origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

zingiber n (genitive zingiberis); third declension

  1. ginger

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
nominative zingiber zingibera
genitive zingiberis zingiberum
dative zingiberī zingiberibus
accusative zingiber zingibera
ablative zingibere zingiberibus
vocative zingiber zingibera

Synonyms