semita

English

Etymology

Latin, a path.

Noun

semita (plural semitae)

1. A fasciole of a spatangoid sea urchin.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Italian

Adjective

semita m (f semita, m plural semiti, f plural, semite)

1. Semitic

Synonyms

• semitico

Noun

semita m (plural semiti) semita f (plural semite)

1. Semite

Related terms

• antisemita

Anagrams

• astemi, mestai

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Latin

Noun

sēmita (genitive sēmitae); f, first declension

1. narrow way, footpath

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	sēmita	sēmitae
genitive	sēmitae	sēmitārum
dative	sēmitae	sēmitīs
accusative	sēmitam	sēmitās
ablative	sēmitā	sēmitīs
vocative	sēmita	sēmitae

Descendants

• Catalan: senda
• English: semita
• French: sente
• Portuguese: senda
• Spanish: senda

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• Homophone: cemita (Americas)

Adjective

semita m and f (plural semitas)

1. Semitic

Noun

semita m and f (plural semitas)

1. Semite
2. (Bolivia, Ecuador, feminine only) a kind of biscuit

Related terms

• semítico
• semitismo
• semitista
• semitanet