Syméen

See also: syméen

French

Etymology

Latin Sȳmaeus + French -en (compare syméen)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.me.ɛ̃/
• Homophones: syméen, Syméens, syméens

Noun

Syméen m (plural Syméens)

1. a Symaean (a native or inhabitant of Syme)
   • 1702, Olfert Dapper, anonymous translator, Deſcription des Iſles de l’Archipel, Amsterdam: George Gallet, page 552:

     La legende eſt la même à toutes les deux [côtez de ce medaille], & eſt compriſe en ce mot, ΣΥΜΑΙΩΝ, c’eſt-à-dire, des Syméens.

     The inscription is the same on both [sides of this medal], and is comprehended in this word, ΣΥΜΑΙΩΝ, that is to say, of the Symaeans.

Related terms

• Symè
• syméen