zigurat
English
Noun
zigurat (plural zigurats)
- Alternative spelling of ziggurat.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ziggourat.
Noun
zigurat n (plural zigurate)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | zigurat | ziguratul | zigurate | ziguratele | |
| genitive-dative | zigurat | ziguratului | zigurate | ziguratelor | |
| vocative | ziguratule | ziguratelor | |||
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French ziggurat, from Akkadian ziqqurratum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θiɡuˈɾat/ [θi.ɣ̞uˈɾat̪] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /siɡuˈɾat/ [si.ɣ̞uˈɾat̪] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -at
- Syllabification: zi‧gu‧rat
Noun
zigurat m (plural zigurats)
- ziggurat (ancient Mesopotamian tower)
Further reading
- “zigurat”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024