proper noun · femininefirst declension
Sȳmē
Sȳmē f sg (genitive Sȳmēs)
Classical[ˈsyː.meː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.me]
Meaning
- 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
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sȳmē | — |
| genitive | Sȳmēs | — |
| dative | Sȳmae | — |
| accusative | Sȳmēn | — |
| ablative | Sȳmē | — |
| vocative | Sȳmē | — |
| locative | Sȳmēs | — |
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