Zazata

Latin

Alternative forms

• Tazata (manuscript variant)

Etymology

Perhaps cognate with Talgē in Pomponius Mela and Koine Greek Τάλκα (Tálka) in Ptolemy.

Proper noun

Zazata f sg (genitive Zazatae); first declension

1. An island of the Caspian Sea mentioned by Pliny
   • c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 6.19.52:

     Insulae toto eo mari multae, volgata una maxime Zazata.

     In the whole sea there are many islands, and one that is very well-known, Zazata.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Zazata
Genitive	Zazatae
Dative	Zazatae
Accusative	Zazatam
Ablative	Zazatā
Vocative	Zazata

References

• Zazata in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.