sima

See also: Sima, síma, sīmǎ, šima, and Sīmǎ

English

Etymology 1

From the Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “bent upwards”)

Noun

sima (plural simas)

  1. (architecture) The upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter; a cyma.

Etymology 2

Blend of silicon +‎ magnesium From silicon + magnesium

Noun

sima (uncountable)

  1. (geology) The lower layer of the earth's outer crust that underlies the sial and is rich in silica, iron, and magnesium.

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Translations

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: si‧ma

Noun

sima

  1. a barb; a fluke

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From a Germanic language, compare German Seim (sticky or viscous liquid or honey).

The original meaning was mead, but the common meaning now refers to a different beverage, albeit one that is ultimately developed from mead.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsimɑ/
  • Rhymes: -imɑ
  • Hyphenation: si‧ma

Noun

sima

  1. a nonalcoholic or low-alcohol drink made from lemon, various sugars and water, common around vappu (May Day)
  2. (dated) mead

Declension

Inflection of sima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative sima simat
genitive siman simojen
partitive simaa simoja
illative simaan simoihin
singular plural
nominative sima simat
accusative nom. sima simat
gen. siman
genitive siman simojen
simainrare
partitive simaa simoja
inessive simassa simoissa
elative simasta simoista
illative simaan simoihin
adessive simalla simoilla
ablative simalta simoilta
allative simalle simoille
essive simana simoina
translative simaksi simoiksi
instructive — simoin
abessive simatta simoitta
comitative — simoineen

Synonyms

Anagrams

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃimɒ]
  • Hyphenation: si‧ma

Adjective

sima (comparative simább, superlative legsimább)

  1. smooth (lacking friction, not rough)
  2. plain, normal, not special

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative sima simák
accusative simát simákat
dative simának simáknak
instrumental simával simákkal
causal-final simáért simákért
translative simává simákká
terminative simáig simákig
essive-formal simaként simákként
essive-modal — —
inessive simában simákban
superessive simán simákon
adessive simánál simáknál
illative simába simákba
sublative simára simákra
allative simához simákhoz
elative simából simákból
delative simáról simákról
ablative simától simáktól

Antonyms

Derived terms

(Compound words):

(Expressions):

Jamamadí

Noun

sima

  1. (Banawá) sister

References

Latin

Adjective

sīma

  1. nominative feminine singular of sīmus
  2. nominative neuter plural of sīmus
  3. accusative neuter plural of sīmus
  4. vocative feminine singular of sīmus
  5. vocative neuter plural of sīmus

sīmā

  1. ablative feminine singular of sīmus

References

  • sima in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sima in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • sima in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
  • sima in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsima/
  • Homophone: cima (non-Castilian)

Noun

sima f (plural simas)

  1. abyss, chasm

Synonyms

Further reading

Tagalog

Noun

simà

  1. feather at the end of an arrow
  2. barb; side point on a spear or fishhook

Noun

simâ

  1. a kind of pot for catching fish; dip net

Veps

Noun

sima

  1. fishing line

Inflection

Inflection of sima
nominative sing. sima
genitive sing. siman
partitive sing. simad
partitive plur. simoid
singular plural
nominative sima simad
accusative siman simad
genitive siman simoiden
partitive simad simoid
essive-instructive siman simoin
translative simaks simoikš
inessive simas simoiš
elative simaspäi simoišpäi
illative ? simoihe
adessive simal simoil
ablative simalpäi simoilpäi
allative simale simoile
abessive simata simoita
comitative simanke simoidenke
prolative simadme simoidme
approximative I simanno simoidenno
approximative II simannoks simoidennoks
egressive simannopäi simoidennopäi
terminative I ? simoihesai
terminative II simalesai simoilesai
terminative III simassai —
additive I ? simoihepäi
additive II simalepäi simoilepäi

References

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “леска”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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