Semit

German

Etymology

Coined by members of the Göttingen School of History in the 1770s, after the biblical name Sem (Shem).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zeˈmiːt]
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  • Hyphenation: Se‧mit
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Noun

Semit m (weak, genitive Semiten, plural Semiten)

  1. Semite

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Russian: семи́т (semít)
  • Ukrainian: семі́т (semít)

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sěmiːt/
  • Hyphenation: Se‧mit

Proper noun

Sèmīt m (Cyrillic spelling Сѐмӣт)

  1. Semite

Declension

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