sima

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

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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

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.

See also

• Si
• sial
• nife
• KREEP

Translations

lower layer of Earth's outer crust

• Finnish: sima-kerros

Anagrams

• AMIs, Amis, ISAM, Isam, M'sia, MIAs, Masi, Sami, Siam, Sámi, aims, saim, siam

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ma

Noun

sima

1. a barb; a fluke

Derived terms

• sima-sima

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Ese

Noun

sima

1. needle (usually made from flying fox bone)

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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/, [ˈs̠imɑ]
• 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

• (mead): hunajaviini

Anagrams

• Sami, Siam, amis, masi, siam

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

sima (comparative simább, superlative legsimább)

1. smooth, sleek (having a texture that lacks friction)
   • 1984–1985, Tivadar Vida, “Újabb adatok az avarkori...”, in A Móra Ferenc Múzeum Évkönyve‎^[1], number 2:

     A fekete kerámiák felülete sima, kissé nyers tapintású.

     The surface of black ceramics is smooth, somewhat raw to the touch.

2. flat, even (of land, road or ground, lacking elevations or protuberances)
   • 2006, “Űrszonda az ltokawa kisbolygónál”, in Meteor‎^[2], volume 36, number 9:

     A sziklákkal borított terület és a sima síkság átmenete.

     It is a transition between a terrain covered with rocks and a flat plain.

3. smooth (of a body of water, without ripples or waves)
   • 1859, Arnold Vértesi, “Sanpietro”, in Történeti beszélyek, volume II:

     Csendes volt a tenger, egy sima víztükör, melyen az ég képe ragyogott.

     The sea was calm, a smooth water surface on which the sky's reflection was shining.

4. smooth (pleasant to the senses, especially of sounds or tastes)
   • 1994, György Székely (editor); Margit Török (editor), “Király Ernő”, in Magyar színházművészeti lexikon:

     Eredeti játékstílusa, sima, kellemesen csengő hangja újdonságként hatott.

     His original acting style and his smooth, pleasant voice came as a novelty.

5. plain (not having any pattern, print or decoration)
   • 2013, Mats Strandberg; Sara Bergmark Elfgren; Vanda Péteri (translator), chapter 77, in Engelsfors, volume II:

     Arcán semmi festék, és egy sima fekete ruhát visel.

     There's no paint on her face, and she's wearing a plain black dress.

6. blank (of paper, without any printed grid or lines)
   • 2011, Kata Finta, Életem regénye‎^[3], volume II:

     Nagy, sima füzetben térképeket kellett rajzolnunk.

     We had to draw maps in a big blank notebook.

7. plain, regular, ordinary (out of several varieties, the basic one without anything extra)
   • 2013, Éva Fejős, “Anisette”, in Most kezdődik:

     Hát... töltetlent. Vagy töltöttet. Mandulást. Vagy mogyoróst. Vagy simát.

     Well... without filling. Or with filling. With almonds. Or nuts. Or plain.

8. continuous, smooth, unbroken (of a motion, without interruption)
   • 1908, Géza Csáth, “Jolán”, in A varázsló kertje‎^[4]:

     A mozdulatai éppen olyan simák és puhák, mint azelőtt.

     Her movements are just as smooth and soft as before.

9. (figuratively) smooth, simple, easy (without difficulty, problems, or unexpected incidents)
   • 2009, András Jenei, chapter VII, in Nyeregben a Konstantin-kereszt‎^[5]:

     De, sima ügynek indult, de aztán reanimálás lett a vége.

     Yes, it had started out as a simple case, but then it ended in CPR.

10. (knitting) knit (stitch that passes through the previous loop from below, creating a V-shape)
    • 1982, József Méliusz, Tranzit kávéház:

      Egy sima, egy fordított, egy sima, egy fordított.

      Knit one, purl one, knit one, purl one.

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

• (smooth): érdes
• (knit): fordított

Coordinate terms

• (blank): négyzethálós or kockás, vonalas

Derived terms

• simán
• simít
• simogat
• simul

(Compound words):

• simaizom
• tükörsima

(Expressions):

• sima víz

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Jamamadí

Noun

sima

1. (Banawá) sister

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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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

Adjective

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^[6]
• sima in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

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Spanish

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sima f (plural simas)

1. abyss, chasm

Synonyms

• abismo
• precipicio

Further reading

• “sima” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

Noun

simà

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

Etymology 2

Noun

simâ

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

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Veps

Etymology

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