Symè

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Latin Sȳmē or directly from Ancient Greek Σῡ́μη (Sū́mē)?”

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Symè f

  1. Syme (an island in the Dodecanese, Greece)
    • 1895, Anatole Bailly, Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette, page 1,822, column 3, «Σύμη» and «Σύμηθεν»:
      Σύμη, ης (ἡ) [ῡ] Symè (auj. Simmi ou Symi) petite î. sur la côte de Carie, Hdt. 1,174; Thc. 8,41, etc.
      Σύμηθεν [ῡ] adv. de Symè, Il. 2,671; Arstt. Rhet. 3,12; Q. Sm. 11,61 (Σύμη).
      Σύμη, ης (ἡ) [ῡ] Syme (today Simi or Symi) small i. off the coast of Caria, Hdt.1.174, Th.8.41, etc.
      Σύμηθεν [ῡ] adv. from Syme, Il.2.671, Arist.Rh.3.12, Q.Sm.11.61 (Σύμη).
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