sima
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -aɪmə
Etymology 1Edit
From the Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “bent upwards”)
NounEdit
sima (plural simas)
- (architecture) The upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter; a cyma.
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
sima (uncountable)
- (geology) The lower layer of the earth's outer crust that underlies the sial and is rich in silica, iron, and magnesium.
TranslationsEdit
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See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
CebuanoEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: si‧ma
NounEdit
sima
Derived termsEdit
EseEdit
NounEdit
sima
- needle (usually made from flying fox bone)
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Finnic *sima, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *saimaz (compare German Seim (“syrup”), Old Norse seimr (“honeycomb”)). The original meaning was “mead”, but the common meaning now refers to a different beverage, albeit one that is ultimately developed from mead.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
sima
- a nonalcoholic or low-alcohol drink made from lemon, various sugars and water, common around vappu (May Day)
- (dated) mead
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of sima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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 |
Possessive forms of sima (type kala) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | simani | simamme |
2nd person | simasi | simanne |
3rd person | simansa |
SynonymsEdit
- (mead): hunajaviini
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
NounEdit
sima m (plural simas)
Further readingEdit
- “sima”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
GaroEdit
NounEdit
sima
HungarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Of uncertain origin. Either derived from regional simik (“to slide”), or from a Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries).[1][2]
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
sima (comparative simább, superlative legsimább)
- smooth, sleek (having a texture that lacks friction)
- Antonym: érdes
- 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.
- flat, even, smooth (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- blank (of paper, without any printed grid or lines)
- Coordinate terms: négyzethálós, kockás, vonalas
- 2011, Kata Finta, Életem regénye[3], volume II:
- Nagy, sima füzetben térképeket kellett rajzolnunk.
- We had to draw maps in a big blank notebook.
- 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.
- 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.
- (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.
- (knitting) knit (of a stitch, passing through the previous loop from below, creating a V-shape)
- Antonym: fordított
- 1982, József Méliusz, Tranzit kávéház:
- Egy sima, egy fordított, egy sima, egy fordított.
- Knit one, purl one, knit one, purl one.
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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 |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
simáé | simáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
simáéi | simákéi |
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ sima in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
- ^ Bárczi, Géza. Magyar szófejtő szótár (’Hungarian Etymological Dictionary’). Trezor Kiadó, 1991. →ISBN
Further readingEdit
- sima in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
JamamadíEdit
NounEdit
sima
- (Banawá) sister
ReferencesEdit
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
LatinEdit
AdjectiveEdit
sīma
- inflection of sīmus:
AdjectiveEdit
sīmā
ReferencesEdit
- “sima”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- sima in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 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
Old EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *sīmô (“rope, cord”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁i- (“to tie, bind”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
sīma m
DeclensionEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “sīma”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Unknown.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
sima f (plural simas)
- abyss, chasm
- Synonyms: abismo, precipicio
- 2021 August 26, Eva Saiz, “Los desenterradores de la memoria en la fosa de Pico Reja”, in El País[7]:
- Pasan casi tan desapercibidas como lo estuvo durante ocho décadas esta sima en la que se arrojaron centenares de cadáveres de represaliados durante el verano de 1936 y la posguerra franquista.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Further readingEdit
- “sima”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
SwahiliEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
NounEdit
sima (n class, plural sima)
TagalogEdit
Pronunciation 1Edit
NounEdit
simà
- quill or feather at the end of an arrowshaft
- barb (projecting backward from the main point of a fishhook, harpoon, arrow, etc.)
Pronunciation 2Edit
NounEdit
simâ
- (fishing) small, triangularly framed dip net (used for catching shrimp and fish from a fish shelter)
- (fishing) cover pot for catching fish (similar to a salakab)
- (fishing) catching of shrimp and fish with such a tool
Derived termsEdit
TumbukaEdit
NounEdit
sima 9 (plural sima 10)
- nshima (porridge made from maize or sorghum)
VepsEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
NounEdit
sima
InflectionEdit
Inflection of sima | |||
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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 |
ReferencesEdit
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “леска”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
YámanaEdit
NounEdit
sima