Симъ
Old East Slavic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Church Slavonic Симъ (Simŭ), from Ancient Greek Σήμ (Sḗm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsimʊ/→/ˈsʲimʊ/→/ˈsʲim/
- Hyphenation: Си‧мъ
Proper noun
Симъ (Simŭ) m (possessive adjective Симовъ)
- (biblical) Shem
- 1377, Dmitry of Suzdal, Laurentian Codex[1], page 1:
- по потопѣ. первиє сн҃ве ноєви раꙁдѣлиша ꙁємлю. симъ. хамъ. афєтъ.
- po potopě. pervije sn:ve nojevi razděliša zemlju. simŭ. xamŭ. afetŭ.
- After the Flood, the first sons of Noah divided the earth: Shem, Ham and Japheth.
Declension
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| nominative | Симъ Simŭ |
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| genitive | Симу, Сима Simu, Sima |
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| dative | Симови, Симу Simovi, Simu |
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| accusative | Симъ, Сима Simŭ, Sima |
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| instrumental | Симъмь Simŭmĭ |
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| locative | Симу Simu |
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| vocative | Симу Simu |
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