zelivira
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
zēlō (“I love ardently”) + vir (“a man”) + -a (first-declension feminine case ending)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /zeːˈli.u̯i.ra/, [d̪͡z̪eːˈlʲiu̯ɪrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡zeˈli.vi.ra/, [d̪͡z̪eˈliːvirä]
Noun[edit]
zēlivira f (genitive zēlivirae); first declension
- (Late Latin) a jealous woman
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Tertullian to this entry?)
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zēlivira | zēlivirae |
| Genitive | zēlivirae | zēlivirārum |
| Dative | zēlivirae | zēlivirīs |
| Accusative | zēliviram | zēlivirās |
| Ablative | zēlivirā | zēlivirīs |
| Vocative | zēlivira | zēlivirae |
References[edit]
- “zēlĭvĭra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- zēlĭvĭra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,700/3.