hiems
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm. Cognate with Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”), χεῖμα (kheîma, “snow”), χειμών (kheimṓn, “snow”), Persian زمستان (zemestān), Albanian dimër, Welsh gaeaf, Sanskrit हिम (himá), Hittite 𒄀𒈠𒀭 (gi-ma-an /giman/), Armenian ձմեռ (jmeṙ), and Proto-Slavic *zima.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhi.ems/, [ˈhi.ẽːs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.ems/, [ˈiː.ems]
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hiems | hiemēs |
| Genitive | hiemis | hiemum |
| Dative | hiemī | hiemibus |
| Accusative | hiemem | hiemēs |
| Ablative | hieme | hiemibus |
| Vocative | hiems | hiemēs |
Synonyms
References
- hiems in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hiems in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hiems in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- hiems in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- in the height of summer, depth of winter: summa aestate, hieme
- winter is at hand: hiems subest
- in the height of summer, depth of winter: summa aestate, hieme
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