Latin

Noun

zephirum n ‎(genitive zephirī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin, mathematics) zero
   • 1202, Leonardo Fibonacci, Liber Abaci, Chapter I.:

     Cum his itaque novem figuris, et cum hoc signo 0, quod arabice zephirum appellatur, scribitur quilibet numerus, [...]

     With these nine figures, and with this sign 0, which is called zero in Arabic, any number can be written, [...]

   1. accusative singular of zephirum
   2. vocative singular of zephirum

Inflection

Second declension.

Descendants

• New Latin: zerum