cima

== English == === Noun === cima sg Obsolete spelling of cyma. [18th century] === Anagrams === mica, CMIA, aMCI, -amic, ACMI, cami, amic, Maci, Mica, iMac, -icam == Amis == === Pronoun === cima (interrogative) who === References === 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2024 == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈsi.mə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈsi.ma] Rhymes: -ima === Noun === cima f (plural cimes) summit, peak Synonym: cim === Further reading === “cima”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cima”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Galician == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cima, from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “something swollen; wave, billow”), from κύω (kúō, “to be pregnant, conceive”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ima Hyphenation: ci‧ma === Noun === cima f (plural cimas) top, peak, summit Synonyms: cume, cumio ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “cima”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cima”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cima”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cima”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cima”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ma/ Rhymes: -ima Hyphenation: cì‧ma === Etymology 1 === From Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma). ==== Noun ==== cima f (plural cime) top peak, spur summit (nautical) hawser, line, rope, cable ===== Derived terms ===== cimare cimette ===== Descendants ===== → Tunisian Arabic: شيما (šīma, “hawser, line, rope”) ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== cima inflection of cimare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === cami, mica == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese cima, from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “something swollen; wave, billow”), from κύω (kúō, “to be pregnant, conceive”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ci‧ma === Noun === cima f (plural cimas) top, summit ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cima”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cima”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Sakizaya == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡si.ˈma/, [t͡ɕi.ˈma] === Pronoun === cima (interrogative) who == Sicilian == === Etymology === From Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek. Compare Italian cima. === Noun === cima f (plural cimi) peak, summit (highest place) pigghiari li cimi d'àrvulu ― to get angry, furious; to see red (literally, “to take the tree's peaks”) di cima 'n funnu ― from top to bottom a li cimi cimi ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) genius (someone excellent in a given field) (wine) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. === References === Traina, Antonino (1868), “cima”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 854 Pasqualino (c. 1790), “cima”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 319 Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862), “cìma”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 173 == Southern Ndebele == === Verb === -címa to extinguish, to switch off ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθima/ [ˈθi.ma] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈsima/ [ˈsi.ma] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ima Syllabification: ci‧ma Homophone: (Latin America) sima === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish cima, from Latin cȳma (“young sprout, hollow sphere”) (compare French cime (“peak, summit, top of a tree”), Italian cima (“top, peak, summit”), Portuguese cima (“top”), Romanian ciumă (“plague, pestilence”)), from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “something swollen; wave, billow”), from κύω (kúō, “to be pregnant, to conceive”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell”). ==== Noun ==== cima f (plural cimas) top en la cima del mundo ― on top of the world peak, summit, mountaintop (top of a mountain or hill) Synonyms: cumbre, pico (botany) cyme ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== cima inflection of cimar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “cima”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swazi == === Verb === -címa to put out, to turn off the light ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Tumbuka == === Alternative forms === chima === Verb === -cima (infinitive kucima) to prophesy (especially in a trance where one gets in touch with departed spirits) ==== Derived terms ==== ncimi === References === William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[2], Central Africana Limited, pages 16, 242 == Turkish == === Etymology === From Arabic جِمَاع (jimāʕ). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ci‧ma === Noun === cima (definite accusative cimayı, plural cimalar) (dated) sexual intercourse ==== Declension ==== === References === “cima”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu == Xhosa == === Verb === -cîma (transitive) to extinguish ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Zulu == === Verb === -címa (transitive) to extinguish (fire), to put out (light), to quench (transitive) to assuage (thirst etc.) (transitive) to switch off, to turn off Synonym: -cisha ==== Inflection ==== === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “cima”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “cima (3.9)”