schidia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σχίδια (skhídia), neuter plural of σχίδιον (skhídion).

Noun

schidia f (genitive schidiae); first declension

1. chip or splinter (of wood)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	schidia	schidiae
genitive	schidiae	schidiārum
dative	schidiae	schidiīs
accusative	schidiam	schidiās
ablative	schidiā	schidiīs
vocative	schidia	schidiae

Descendants

• Catalan: esqueix
• French: esquille
• Italian: scheggia
• Romanian: ștează
• Sardinian: schedra, schelda
• Spanish: esqueje

References

• “schidia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• schidia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.