Zazata
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Tazata (manuscript variant)
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps cognate with Talgē in Pomponius Mela and Koine Greek Τάλκα (Tálka) in Ptolemy.
Proper noun[edit]
Zazata f sg (genitive Zazatae); first declension
- An island of the Caspian Sea mentioned by Pliny
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 6.19.52:
- Insulae toto eo mari multae, volgata una maxime Zazata.
- In the whole sea there are many islands, and one that is very well-known, Zazata.
- Insulae toto eo mari multae, volgata una maxime Zazata.
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Zazata |
| Genitive | Zazatae |
| Dative | Zazatae |
| Accusative | Zazatam |
| Ablative | Zazatā |
| Vocative | Zazata |
References[edit]
- Zazata in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.