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French
Verb
scia
- third-person singular past historic of scier
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈʃi.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: scì‧a
Etymology 1
Deverbal from sciare + -a.
Noun
scia f (plural scie)
- wake (of a boat)
- slipstream (of a vehicle or bicycle)
- (by extension) trail, wake, footsteps
sulla scia del successo dei programmi- following the successful programs
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
scia
- inflection of sciare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
References
- ^ scia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ἰσχίον (iskhíon).
Pronunciation
Noun
scia f (genitive sciae); first declension
- (anatomy) bone of the hip
Declension
First-declension noun.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
scia
- inflection of scius:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
sciā
- ablative feminine singular of scius
References
- scia 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)
- scia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “scia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly