*sīmô

Runic: ᛊᛁᛗᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈsiː.mɔːː/

noun · masculine · an-stem

Meanings

rope, cord, string

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sh₂imṓ, from *sh₂ey- (‘to bind, fetter’). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἱμάς (himás) (himás, ‘leather strap, well-rope’), and possibly Sanskrit सीमन् (sīmán) (sīmán, ‘border, frontier, margin’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.sīmôsīmaniz
Acc.sīmanųsīmanunz
Gen.sīminizsīmanǫ̂
Dat.sīminisīmammaz
Inst.sīminēsīmammiz
Voc.sīmôsīmaniz

Find a form

Descendants

  • *sīmō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • sīma (Old English)
    • sīmo (Old Saxon)
  • *sīmō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • sīma, sīm (Old Frisian)
      • seem (North Frisian)
  • síma (Old Norse)
    • síma (Icelandic)
  • síma (Old Norse)
    • sīme (Old Swedish)
      • simme (Swedish)
  • *siima (Proto-Finnic)

Explore/search these descendants

View on Wiktionary