σημύδα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σημύδα • (sēmúda) f (genitive σημύδης); first declension (hapax)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum)
      Synonym: κερκίς (kerkís)
    2. silver birch (Betula pendula)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σημῠ́δᾰ; τῆς σημῠ́δης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σημῠ́δᾰ
hē sēmŭ́dă 		τὼ σημῠ́δᾱ
tṑ sēmŭ́dā 		αἱ σημῠ́δαι
hai sēmŭ́dai
Genitive τῆς σημῠ́δης
tês sēmŭ́dēs 		τοῖν σημῠ́δαιν
toîn sēmŭ́dain 		τῶν σημῠδῶν
tôn sēmŭdôn
Dative τῇ σημῠ́δῃ
têi sēmŭ́dēi 		τοῖν σημῠ́δαιν
toîn sēmŭ́dain 		ταῖς σημῠ́δαις
taîs sēmŭ́dais
Accusative τὴν σημῠ́δᾰν
tḕn sēmŭ́dăn 		τὼ σημῠ́δᾱ
tṑ sēmŭ́dā 		τᾱ̀ς σημῠ́δᾱς
tā̀s sēmŭ́dās
Vocative σημῠ́δᾰ
sēmŭ́dă 		σημῠ́δᾱ
sēmŭ́dā 		σημῠ́δαι
sēmŭ́dai
Notes:

Descendants

  • → Arabic: سَنْدَر (sandar, “birch”)
  • → Greek: σημύδα (simýda, “birch”) (learned)

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