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sīmia

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sīmia lat. Wrtdtng: wrtl. egtl. 'Nachahmer' zu lat. similis (??)


From sīmus (“snub-nosed”), ultimately from Ancient Greek σῑμός (sīmós, “snub-nosed”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sīmia f (genitive sīmiae); first declension

  1. an ape, monkey [ quotations ▼]
  2. (derogatory, of a person) monkey
  3. an imitator

Usage notes

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Occasionally used as a masculine noun, especially the pejorative sense.

Declension

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First-declension noun (dative/ablative plural in -īs or -ābus).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sīmia sīmiae
Genitive sīmiae sīmiārum
Dative sīmiae sīmiīs
sīmiābus
Accusative sīmiam sīmiās
Ablative sīmiā sīmiīs
sīmiābus
Vocative sīmia sīmiae