simius
Latin
Etymology
See sīmia (“ape, monkey”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsiː.mi.us/, [ˈsiː.mi.ʊs]
Noun
sīmius m (genitive sīmiī or sīmī); second declension
- ape, monkey
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sīmius | sīmiī |
| Genitive | sīmiī sīmī1 | sīmiōrum |
| Dative | sīmiō | sīmiīs |
| Accusative | sīmium | sīmiōs |
| Ablative | sīmiō | sīmiīs |
| Vocative | sīmie | sīmiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms
- sīmia
Descendants
- French: singe
- Italian: scimmia
- Spanish: simio
- Portuguese: símio
References
- simius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- simius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- simius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette