σύρμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σύρω (súrō, “to draw, drag, trail”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σύρμᾰ • (súrma) n (genitive σύρμᾰτος); third declension

  1. Anything trailed or dragged
    1. (Koine sense) A theatric robe with a long train
    2. sweepings, refuse, litter
    3. (medicine) An abrasion, a scaly skin disease
  2. A dragging, a trailing motion

Inflection

Descendants

  • > Byzantine Greek: σύρμα (súrma) (inherited)
    • > Greek: σύρμα (sýrma) (inherited)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: صرمه‎, صیرمه‎ (sırma)
      • Turkish: sırma
      • → Albanian: sërmë, sërme
      • → Armenian: սրմա (srma), սիրմա (sirma), սռմա (sṙma), սուրմա (surma); սրմայ (srmay), սիրմայ (sirmay), սռմայ (sṙmay), սուրմայ (surmay)
      • → Bulgarian: съ́рма (sǎ́rma)
      • → Macedonian: ср́ма (sŕma)
      • → Romanian: sîrmă, sârmă
      • → Serbo-Croatian: sŕma / ср́ма
  • → Latin: syrma
  • → Georgian: სირმა (sirma)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited rom Medieval Byzantine Greek σύρμα (súrma, “gold or silver thread”), from Hellenistic Koine Greek σύρμα (súrma, “theatric robe with a long train”), from Ancient Greek σύρμα (súrma, “anything trailed or dragged”).[1] From σύρω (súrō, “drag”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiɾ.ma/
  • Hyphenation: σύρ‧μα

Noun

σύρμα • (sýrma) n (plural σύρματα)

  1. electrical wire or cable
  2. wire (thin flexible metal thread or threads)
  3. scourer, metal mesh scouring pad
  4. whisk, beater
  5. wire netting

Declension

Derived terms

  • ασυρματιστής m (asyrmatistís), ασυρματίστρια f (asyrmatístria)
  • ασύρματος (asýrmatos, “wireless”, adjective or masculine noun)
  • ατσαλόσυρμα n (atsalósyrma)
  • ενσύρματος (ensýrmatos)
  • συρματένιος (syrmaténios)
  • συρμάτινος (syrmátinos)
  • συρματόπλεγμα n (syrmatóplegma, “wire netting”)
  • συρματοποιώ (syrmatopoió)
  • συρματόσκοινο n (syrmatóskoino, “cable, wire rope”), συρματόσχοινο n (syrmatóschoino)
  • συρμάτωση f (syrmátosi)
and see: σύρω (sýro, “drag”)

References

  1. σύρμα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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