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Webster 1913 Edition


Cima

Ci′ma

,
Noun.
(Arch.)
A kind of molding. See
Cyma
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cima

CIMA

, [See Cyma.]

Definition 2024


cima

cima

See also: cimá and çima

English

Noun

cima sg

  1. Obsolete spelling of cyma [18th century]

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cyma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma).

Noun

cima f (plural cime)

  1. top
  2. peak
  3. summit
  4. hawser, line, rope, cable (nautical)

Verb

cima

  1. third-person singular present indicative of cimare
  2. second-person singular imperative of cimare

Anagrams


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cima, from Latin cyma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, something swollen; wave, billow), from κύω (kúō, I am pregnant, conceive).

Pronunciation

Noun

cima f (plural cimas)

  1. top, summit

Derived terms


Spanish

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /ˈθi.ma/
  • (Others) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ma/
  • Homophone: sima (non-Castilian dialects)

Etymology 1

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, I am pregnant, conceive).

Noun

cima f (plural cimas)

  1. top
  2. peak, summit (top of a mountain or hill)
Synonyms

(mountain peak): cumbre f, pico m

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

cima

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of cimar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of cimar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of cimar.