syzygia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συζυγία (suzugía)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /syːˈzy.ɡi.a/, [syːˈzʏ.ɡi.a]

Noun

sȳzygia f (genitive sȳzygiae); first declension

(astronomy) syzygy, conjunction

Synonyms

coniugātiō

Descendants

English: syzygy
French: syzygie

References

syzygia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
syzygia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
syzygia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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