LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Sȳmē

Sȳmē f sg (genitive Sȳmēs)
Classical[ˈsyː.meː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.me]

Meaning

  1. Syme (an island of the Dodecanese, Greece)
    at interius Melos, Olearos, Aegilia, Cothon, Ius, Thia, Thera, Gyaros, Hippuris, Donysa, Cythnos, Chalcis, Icaria, Cinara, Nisyros, Lebinthos, Calymnia, Syme. hae quia dispersae sunt Sporades, at Ceos, Sicinos, Siphnos, Seriphos, Rhenea, Paros, Myconos, Syros, Tenos, Naxos, Delos, Andros quia in orbem iacent Cyclades dictae.c. 43 CE, Pomponius Mela, De chorographia 2.7.11

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSȳmē—
genitiveSȳmēs—
dativeSȳmae—
accusativeSȳmēn—
ablativeSȳmē—
vocativeSȳmē—
locativeSȳmēs—

Symē, ēs, f., = Σύμη,
I. an island of the Ægean Sea, between Rhodes and Cnidos, Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 133; Mel. 2, 7.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σῡ́μη (Sū́mē).

Descendants
  • EnglishSyme

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Quick answers

What does Sȳmē mean in Latin?
Sȳmē, a proper noun, means “Syme (an island of the Dodecanese, Greece)”.
What is the genitive of Sȳmē?
The genitive singular is Sȳmēs. Sȳmē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Sȳmē?
In classical Latin, [ˈsyː.meː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsiː.me].