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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sīmô
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From either Proto-Indo-European *seh₁i- or *sh₂i- (“to tie, bind”), with possible metathesis *sih₂m-. If the latter, then cognate with Ancient Greek ἱμάς (himás, “leather strap”) and ἱμονιά (himoniá, “well-rope”), which were probably derived from an earlier *ἱμων (*himōn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiː.mɔːː/
Noun
*sīmô m
- rope, cord, string
Inflection
| masculine an-stemDeclension of *sīmô (masculine an-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *sīmô | *sīmaniz | |
| vocative | *sīmô | *sīmaniz | |
| accusative | *sīmanų | *sīmanunz | |
| genitive | *sīminiz | *sīmanǫ̂ | |
| dative | *sīmini | *sīmammaz | |
| instrumental | *sīminē | *sīmammiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: sīma
- Old Frisian: sīm, sīma
- Old Saxon: sīmo
- Old Norse: síma
- Icelandic: síma
- Old Swedish: sīme
- Swedish: simme
References
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN