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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