sesma
See also: Sesma
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish sesma, from Latin sexta (“sixth”), from its use as a sixth of the vara (Spanish yard or rod).
Noun edit
sesma (plural sesmas)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 13.9 cm.
Coordinate terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin sexta (“sixth”), altered by analogy with septima (“seventh”). Doublet of sexto and siesta. In related to the unit of length, from forming one-sixth of the vara (Spanish yard or rod).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sesma f (plural sesmas)
- (historical) sesma, half-foot (a traditional unit of length, equivalent to about 13.9 cm)
- Synonym: jeme
- (historical) a subdivision of the kingdom of Aragón
Coordinate terms edit
- (unit of length): pulgada (1⁄6 sesma), coto (3⁄4 sesma), palmo (1 1⁄2 sesmas), pie (2 sesmas), codo (3 sesmas), vara (6 sesmas)
Further reading edit
- “sesmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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