σεμίδαλις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes from Semitic, the same source of Latin simila (wheat flour), Aramaic סְמִידָא /‎ ܣܡܻܝܕܳܐ (səmīḏā), from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 (/samīdu/, a type of fine groats, coarse flour, semolina), related to Akkadian 𒀀𒊏𒄯𒄯 (/samādu/, to grind fine).

Pronunciation

 

Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowel ί by adding a macron after it if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.
[This message shows only in preview mode.]

Noun

σεμίδαλις (semídalis) f (genitive σεμιδάλῐος or σεμιδάλεως); third declension

  1. The finest wheaten flour

Inflection

Derived terms

  • σεμιδάλιον (semidálion)
  • σεμιδαλίτης (semidalítēs)

Descendants

References


Greek

Noun

σεμίδαλις (semídalis) f

  1. Katharevousa form of σιμιγδάλι (simigdáli, semolina)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.