English

Noun

zythum ‎(uncountable)

1. Egyptian malt beer, which is noted for being unfermented.

References

• zythum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek ζῦθος ‎(zûthos)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈzyː.tʰum/, [ˈzyː.tʰũ]

Noun

zȳthum n ‎(genitive zȳthī); second declension

1. beer or ale

Declension

Second declension.

Synonyms

• (beer): cervisia

References

• zythum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• zythum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• zythum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “zythum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• “zȳthum” on page 2,126/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)