zinzala

Latin

Alternative forms

tentiala

Etymology

Of imitative/onomatopoetic origin.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈzin.za.la/, [ˈzɪn.za.ɫa]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈzin.za.la/, [ˈd͡zin.d͡za.la]

Noun

zinzala f (genitive zinzalae); first declension

(Late Latin) a type of gnat

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	zinzala	zinzalae
genitive	zinzalae	zinzalārum
dative	zinzalae	zinzalīs
accusative	zinzalam	zinzalās
ablative	zinzalā	zinzalīs
vocative	zinzala	zinzalae

Descendants

Aromanian: tsãntsar
Italian: zanzara
Old French: cincele

Romanian: țânțar
Spanish: cénzalo (possibly)
Venetian: sginsała, sginzała

References

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

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