simum

Latin

Adjective

sīmum

1. inflection of sīmus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

• simum 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)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French simoun (“simoom”), from Arabic سَمُوم‎ (samūm, “hot wind”), from سَمَّ‎ (samma, “to poison”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈmũ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈmũ/

• Hyphenation: si‧mum

Noun

simum m (plural simuns)

1. simoom (hot and dry wind)