schidia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σχίδια (skhídia), neuter plural of σχίδιον (skhídion).

Noun

schidia f (genitive schidiae); first declension

  1. chip or splinter (of wood)

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative schidia schidiae
genitive schidiae schidiārum
dative schidiae schidiīs
accusative schidiam schidiās
ablative schidiā schidiīs
vocative schidia schidiae

Descendants

  • Catalan: esqueix
  • French: esquille
  • Italian: scheggia
  • Romanian: ștează
  • Sardinian: schedra, schelda
  • Spanish: esqueje

References

  • schidia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • schidia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.