Symè

See also: Syme

French

Alternative forms

• Simmi, Symi (under Modern Greek influence)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.mɛ/

Proper noun

Symè f

1. Syme (an island in the Dodecanese, Greece)
   • 1895, Anatole Bailly, Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette, page 1,822, column 3, «Σύμη» and «Σύμηθεν»:

     Σύμη, ης (ἡ) [ῡ] Symè (auj. Simmi ou Symi) petite î. sur la côte de Carie, Hdt. 1,174; Thc. 8,41, etc.
     Σύμηθεν [ῡ] adv. de Symè, Il. 2,671; Arstt. Rhet. 3,12; Q. Sm. 11,61 (Σύμη).

     Σύμη, ης (ἡ) [ῡ] Syme (today Simi or Symi) small i. off the coast of Caria, Hdt.1.174, Th.8.41, etc.
     Σύμηθεν [ῡ] adv. from Syme, Il.2.671, Arist.Rh.3.12, Q.Sm.11.61 (Σύμη).

Related terms

• Syméen
• syméen