simum
Latin
Adjective
sīmum
- inflection of sīmus:
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
- 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)
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)
- simoom (hot and dry wind)