simum

Latin

Adjective

sīmum

1. inflection of sīmus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

• "simum", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Etymology

From French simoun (“simoom”), from Arabic سَمُوم (samūm, “hot wind”), from سَمَّ (samma, “to poison”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈmũ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈmũ/

• Hyphenation: si‧mum

Noun

simum m (plural simuns)

1. simoom (hot and dry wind)

Further reading

• “simum”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “simum”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025