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samara

See also: Samara, sámara, sâmara, Samāra, samară, samarą, Samarą, and səmərə

English

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A samara from a maple tree.

Etymology

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From Latin samara (“elm seed”), from a Gaulish term derived from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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samara (plural samaras or samarae)

  1. The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.
    • 1993, R. H. Richens, "Ulmaceae", pages 95-96 in, V. H. Heywood, ed., Flowering Plants of the World, updated edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 96:
      The fruit is a nut, samara or drupe, containing a single seed with a straight embryo and little or no endosperm.
    Synonyms: helicopter, polynose, whirligig, whirlybird

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Balinese

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Romanization

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samara

  1. Romanization of ᬲᬫᬭ

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin samara, from a Gaulish term derived from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).

Noun

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samara f (plural samare)

  1. (botany) samara (winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple)

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Latin

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samarae

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).

Noun

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samara f (genitive samarae); first declension

  1. the winged fruit of an elm tree
  2. (New Latin, botany) samara

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative samara samarae
Genitive samarae samarārum
Dative samarae samarīs
Accusative samaram samarās
Ablative samarā samarīs
Vocative samara samarae

References

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  • “samara”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • samara in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “samara”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “samara”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit समर (samara, “hostile encounter, conflict, struggle, war, battle”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sa.ma.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ra
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ma‧ra

Noun

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samara

  1. battle
  2. battlefield

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Balinese: ᬲᬫᬭ (samara, “battle”)

Further reading

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  • "samara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /saˈma.ra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Syllabification: sa‧ma‧ra
  • Homophone: Samara

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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samara f (diminutive samarka)

  1. (slang) ziploc bag
  2. (prison slang) stomach, belly
Declension
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Declension of samara
singular plural
nominative samara samary
genitive samary samar
dative samarze samarom
accusative samarę samary
instrumental samarą samarami
locative samarze samarach
vocative samaro samary

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Russian Сама́ра (Samára), an oblast of Russia.

Noun

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samara f

  1. (colloquial) Lada Samara (series of small family cars produced by Soviet/Russian vehicle manufacturer AvtoVAZ under the Lada brand between 1984 and 2013)
Declension
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Declension of samara
singular plural
nominative samara samary
genitive samary samar
dative samarze samarom
accusative samarę samary
instrumental samarą samarami
locative samarze samarach
vocative samaro samary

Further reading

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  • samara in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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