simia

simia

See also: símia and Simia

Esperanto

Etymology

From simio +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈmia/
• Hyphenation: si‧mi‧a
• Rhymes: -ia

Adjective

simia (accusative singular simian, plural simiaj, accusative plural simiajn)

1. apish

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Interlingua

Noun

simia (plural simias)

1. monkey, simian

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Latin

Alternative forms

• sīmius

Etymology

From sīmus (“snub-nosed”), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῑμός (sīmós, “snub-nosed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsiː.mi.a/

Noun

sīmia f (genitive sīmiae); first declension

1. an ape, monkey
   • Attributed to Ennius by Cicero in De natura deorum, Book I, Chapter XXXV

     Simia quam similis turpissima bestia nobis!

     The ape, most vile beast, how similar to us!

2. (derogatory, of a person) monkey
3. an imitator

Usage notes

Occasionally used as a masculine noun, especially the pejorative sense.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sīmia	sīmiae
Genitive	sīmiae	sīmiārum
Dative	sīmiae	sīmiīs
Accusative	sīmiam	sīmiās
Ablative	sīmiā	sīmiīs
Vocative	sīmia	sīmiae

Sometimes:First declension, dative/ablative plural in -ābus.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sīmia	sīmiae
Genitive	sīmiae	sīmiārum
Dative	sīmiae	sīmiābus
Accusative	sīmiam	sīmiās
Ablative	sīmiā	sīmiābus
Vocative	sīmia	sīmiae

Descendants

• Catalan: ximia
• English: simian
• French: singe
• Italian: scimmia
• Romansch: schimgia, schemia, schemgia, schiemgia
• Spanish: jimia

References

• simia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• simia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• simia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish semilla and Portuguese semente and Kabuverdianu simenti.

Noun

simia

1. seed

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Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian scimmia

Noun

simia f (plural simie)

1. monkey