samara
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin samara (“elm seed”), from a Gaulish term derived from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsæmərə/, /səˈmɛrə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsæmərə/, /səˈmɛərə/
Noun[edit]
samara (plural samaras or samarae)
- The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.
- 1993, R. H. Richens, "Ulmaceae", pages 95-96 in, V. H. Heywood, ed., Flowering Plants of the World, updated edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 96:
- The fruit is a nut, samara or drupe, containing a single seed with a straight embryo and little or no endosperm.
- Synonyms: helicopter, polynose, whirligig, whirlybird
- 1993, R. H. Richens, "Ulmaceae", pages 95-96 in, V. H. Heywood, ed., Flowering Plants of the World, updated edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 96:
Translations[edit]
winged indehiscent fruit
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Anagrams[edit]
Balinese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
samara
- Romanization of ᬲᬫᬭ
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin samara, from a Gaulish term derived from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).
Noun[edit]
samara f (plural samare)
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).
Noun[edit]
samara f (genitive samarae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | samara | samarae |
Genitive | samarae | samarārum |
Dative | samarae | samarīs |
Accusative | samaram | samarās |
Ablative | samarā | samarīs |
Vocative | samara | samarae |
References[edit]
- “samara”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- samara in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “samara”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “samara”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Old Javanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit समर (samara, “hostile encounter, conflict, struggle, war, battle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
samara
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Balinese: ᬲᬫᬭ (samara, “battle”)
Further reading[edit]
- "samara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
samara f (diminutive samarka)
Declension[edit]
Declension of samara
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Russian Сама́ра (Samára), an oblast of Russia.
Noun[edit]
samara f
- (colloquial) Lada Samara (series of small family cars produced by Soviet/Russian vehicle manufacturer AvtoVAZ under the Lada brand between 1984 and 2013)
Declension[edit]
Declension of samara
Further reading[edit]
- samara in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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