simia

See also: símia and Simia

Esperanto

Adjective

simia (accusative singular simian, plural simiaj, accusative plural simiajn)

  1. apish

Interlingua

Noun

simia (plural simias)

  1. monkey

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sīmia f (genitive sīmiae); first declension

  1. an ape, monkey
    • Attributed to Ennius by Cicero in De natura deorum, Book I, Chapter XXXV
      Simia quam similis turpissima bestia nobis!
      The ape, most vile beast, how similar to us!
  2. (pejorative, of a person) monkey
  3. an imitator

Usage notes

Occasionally used as a masculine noun, especially the pejorative sense.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative sīmia sīmiae
genitive sīmiae sīmiārum
dative sīmiae sīmiīs
accusative sīmiam sīmiās
ablative sīmiā sīmiīs
vocative sīmia sīmiae

Sometimes: First declension, dative/ablative plural in -ābus.

Case Singular Plural
nominative sīmia sīmiae
genitive sīmiae sīmiārum
dative sīmiae sīmiābus
accusative sīmiam sīmiās
ablative sīmiā sīmiābus
vocative sīmia sīmiae

Descendants

References

  • simia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • simia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • simia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish semilla and Portuguese semente and Kabuverdianu simenti.

Noun

simia

  1. seed

Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian scimmia

Noun

simia f (plural simie)

  1. monkey
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