sima

See also: Sima, síma, sīmǎ, šima, and Sīmǎ

English

Etymology 1

From the Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “bent upwards”)

Noun

sima (plural simas)

1. (architecture) The upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter; a cyma.

Etymology 2

Blend of silicon +‎ magnesium

Noun

sima (uncountable)

1. (geology) The lower layer of the earth's outer crust that underlies the sial and is rich in silica, iron, and magnesium.

See also

• Si
• sial
• nife
• KREEP

Translations

lower layer of Earth's outer crust

• Finnish: sima-kerros
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• AMIs, Amis, ISAM, Isam, M'sia, MIAs, Masi, Sami, Siam, Sámi, aims, saim, siam

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧ma

Noun

sima

1. a barb; a fluke

Derived terms

• sima-sima

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Ese

Noun

sima

1. needle (usually made from flying fox bone)

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (compare German Seim (“syrup”)). The original meaning was mead, but the common meaning now refers to a different beverage, albeit one that is ultimately developed from mead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsimɑ/, [ˈs̠imɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -imɑ
• Hyphenation: si‧ma

Noun

sima

1. a nonalcoholic or low-alcohol drink made from lemon, various sugars and water, common around vappu (May Day)
2. (dated) mead

Declension

Inflection of sima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		sima	simat
genitive		siman	simojen
partitive		simaa	simoja
illative		simaan	simoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sima	simat
accusative	nom.	sima	simat
	gen.	siman
genitive		siman	simojen simainrare
partitive		simaa	simoja
inessive		simassa	simoissa
elative		simasta	simoista
illative		simaan	simoihin
adessive		simalla	simoilla
ablative		simalta	simoilta
allative		simalle	simoille
essive		simana	simoina
translative		simaksi	simoiksi
abessive		simatta	simoitta
instructive		—	simoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative simani simani accusative nom. simani simani gen. simani genitive simani simojeni simainirare partitive simaani simojani inessive simassani simoissani elative simastani simoistani illative simaani simoihini adessive simallani simoillani ablative simaltani simoiltani allative simalleni simoilleni essive simanani simoinani translative simakseni simoikseni abessive simattani simoittani instructive — — comitative — simoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative simasi simasi accusative nom. simasi simasi gen. simasi genitive simasi simojesi simaisirare partitive simaasi simojasi inessive simassasi simoissasi elative simastasi simoistasi illative simaasi simoihisi adessive simallasi simoillasi ablative simaltasi simoiltasi allative simallesi simoillesi essive simanasi simoinasi translative simaksesi simoiksesi abessive simattasi simoittasi instructive — — comitative — simoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative simamme simamme accusative nom. simamme simamme gen. simamme genitive simamme simojemme simaimmerare partitive simaamme simojamme inessive simassamme simoissamme elative simastamme simoistamme illative simaamme simoihimme adessive simallamme simoillamme ablative simaltamme simoiltamme allative simallemme simoillemme essive simanamme simoinamme translative simaksemme simoiksemme abessive simattamme simoittamme instructive — — comitative — simoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative simanne simanne accusative nom. simanne simanne gen. simanne genitive simanne simojenne simainnerare partitive simaanne simojanne inessive simassanne simoissanne elative simastanne simoistanne illative simaanne simoihinne adessive simallanne simoillanne ablative simaltanne simoiltanne allative simallenne simoillenne essive simananne simoinanne translative simaksenne simoiksenne abessive simattanne simoittanne instructive — — comitative — simoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative simansa simansa accusative nom. simansa simansa gen. simansa genitive simansa simojensa simainsarare partitive simaansa simojaan simojansa inessive simassaan simassansa simoissaan simoissansa elative simastaan simastansa simoistaan simoistansa illative simaansa simoihinsa adessive simallaan simallansa simoillaan simoillansa ablative simaltaan simaltansa simoiltaan simoiltansa allative simalleen simallensa simoilleen simoillensa essive simanaan simanansa simoinaan simoinansa translative simakseen simaksensa simoikseen simoiksensa abessive simattaan simattansa simoittaan simoittansa instructive — — comitative — simoineen simoinensa

Synonyms

• (mead): hunajaviini

Anagrams

• Sami, Siam, amis, masi, siam

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Hungarian

(3) sima vizű tó

(6) sima spirálfüzet

(7) sima és cukormentes kóla

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Either derived from regional simik (“to slide”), or from a Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃimɒ]
• Hyphenation: si‧ma

Adjective

sima (comparative simább, superlative legsimább)

1. smooth, sleek (having a texture that lacks friction)
2. flat, even, smooth (of land, road or ground, lacking elevations or protuberances)
3. smooth (of a body of water, without ripples or waves)
   • 1859, Arnold Vértesi, “Sanpietro”, in Történeti beszélyek, volume II:

     Csendes volt a tenger, egy sima víztükör, melyen az ég képe ragyogott.

     The sea was calm, a smooth water surface on which the sky's reflection was shining.

4. smooth (pleasant to the senses, especially of sounds or tastes)
   • 1994, György Székely (editor), Margit Török (editor), “Király Ernő”, in Magyar színházművészeti lexikon:

     Eredeti játékstílusa, sima, kellemesen csengő hangja újdonságként hatott.

     His original acting style and his smooth, pleasant voice came as a novelty.

5. plain (not having any pattern, print or decoration)
   • 2013, Mats Strandberg, Sara Bergmark Elfgren, Vanda Péteri (translator), chapter 77, in Engelsfors, volume II:

     Arcán semmi festék, és egy sima fekete ruhát visel.

     There's no paint on her face, and she's wearing a plain black dress.

6. blank (of paper, without any printed grid or lines)
   • 2011, Kata Finta, Életem regénye‎^[1], volume II:

     Nagy, sima füzetben térképeket kellett rajzolnunk.

     We had to draw maps in a big blank notebook.

7. plain, regular, ordinary (out of several varieties, the basic one without anything extra)
   • 2013, Éva Fejős, “Anisette”, in Most kezdődik:

     Hát... töltetlent. Vagy töltöttet. Mandulást. Vagy mogyoróst. Vagy simát.

     Well... without filling. Or with filling. With almonds. Or nuts. Or plain.

8. continuous, smooth, unbroken (of a motion, without interruption)
   • 1908, Géza Csáth, “Jolán”, in A varázsló kertje‎^[2]:

     A mozdulatai éppen olyan simák és puhák, mint azelőtt.

     Her movements are just as smooth and soft as before.

9. (figurative) smooth, simple, easy (without difficulty, problems or unexpected incidents)
   • 2009, András Jenei, chapter VII, in Nyeregben a Konstantin-kereszt‎^[3]:

     De, sima ügynek indult, de aztán reanimálás lett a vége.

     Yes, it had started out as a simple case, but then it ended in CPR.

10. (knitting) knit (of a stitch, passing through the previous loop from below, creating a V-shape)
    • 1982, József Méliusz, Tranzit kávéház:

      Egy sima, egy fordított, egy sima, egy fordított.

      Knit one, purl one, knit one, purl one.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	sima	simák
accusative	simát	simákat
dative	simának	simáknak
instrumental	simával	simákkal
causal-final	simáért	simákért
translative	simává	simákká
terminative	simáig	simákig
essive-formal	simaként	simákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	simában	simákban
superessive	simán	simákon
adessive	simánál	simáknál
illative	simába	simákba
sublative	simára	simákra
allative	simához	simákhoz
elative	simából	simákból
delative	simáról	simákról
ablative	simától	simáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	simáé	simáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	simáéi	simákéi

Antonyms

• (smooth): érdes
• (knit): fordított

Coordinate terms

• (blank): négyzethálós or kockás, vonalas

Derived terms

• simán
• simít
• simogat
• simul

(Compound words):

• simaizom
• tükörsima

(Expressions):

• sima víz

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Jamamadí

Noun

sima

1. (Banawá) sister

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) sīma

1. nominative feminine singular of sīmus
2. nominative neuter plural of sīmus
3. accusative neuter plural of sīmus
4. vocative feminine singular of sīmus
5. vocative neuter plural of sīmus

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) sīmā

1. ablative feminine singular of sīmus

References

• “sima”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sima 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)
• “sima”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[4]
• “sima”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sīmô (“rope, cord”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁i- (“to tie, bind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiː.mɑ/

Noun

sīma m

1. cord, rope

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sīma”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[5], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Spanish

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsima/ [ˈsi.ma]
• Homophone: cima (non-Castilian)

Noun

sima f (plural simas)

1. abyss, chasm

Synonyms

• abismo
• precipicio

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Tagalog

Noun

simà

1. feather at the end of an arrow
2. barb; side point on a spear or fishhook

Noun

simâ

1. a kind of pot for catching fish; dip net

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Tumbuka

Noun

sima class 9 (plural sima class 10)

1. nshima (porridge made from maize or sorghum)

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Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sima

1. fishing line

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “леска”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[6], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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Yámana

Noun

sima

1. water