schidia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σχίδια (skhídia), neuter plural of σχίδιον (skhídion).

Noun

schidia f (genitive schidiae); first declension

1. chip or splinter (of wood)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	schidia	schidiae
Genitive	schidiae	schidiārum
Dative	schidiae	schidiīs
Accusative	schidiam	schidiās
Ablative	schidiā	schidiīs
Vocative	schidia	schidiae

Descendants

• French: esquille
• Italian: scheggia
• Romanian: ștează
• Sardinian: schedra, schelda
• Spanish: esqueje

References

• “schidia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• schidia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.