adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
sīmus
sīmus (feminine sīma, neuter sīmum)
Classical[ˈsiː.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.mus]
Meaning
- adjectivesnub-nosed
- adjectiveflattened, splayed
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sīmus | sīma | sīmum |
| genitive | sīmī | sīmae | sīmī |
| dative | sīmō | sīmae | sīmō |
| accusative | sīmum | sīmam | sīmum |
| ablative | sīmō | sīmā | sīmō |
| vocative | sīme | sīma | sīmum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sīmī | sīmae | sīma |
| genitive | sīmōrum | sīmārum | sīmōrum |
| dative | sīmīs | sīmīs | sīmīs |
| accusative | sīmōs | sīmās | sīma |
| ablative | sīmīs | sīmīs | sīmīs |
| vocative | sīmī | sīmae | sīma |
sīmus, a, um, adj., = σιμός,
I. flat-nosed, snub-nosed (cf. silus).
1. Lit.:
avibus, serpentibus, piscibus, foramina tantum ad olfactus sine naribus, et hinc cognomina Simorum, Plin. 11, 37, 59, § 158: pecus Nerei, i. e. dolphins, Liv. Andron. ap. Non. 335, 22 (Trag. Rel. p. 1 Rib.); cf.: rostrum delphini, Plin. 9, 8, 7, § 23: capellae, Verg. E. 10, 7: puer simā nare, Mart. 6, 39, 8; Cels. 8, 10, 7.—2. Trop., Verg. M. 107.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sīmus adj.
, σιμός, flat-nosed, snub-nosed: capellae, V.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σιμός (simós).