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]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Se‧mit
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Noun

Semit m (weak, genitive Semiten, plural Semiten)

  1. Semite

Declension
Declension of Semit [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Semit die Semiten
genitive eines des Semiten der Semiten
dative einem dem Semiten den Semiten
accusative einen den Semiten die Semiten

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
Declension of Semit
singular plural
nominative Sèmīt Semiti
genitive Semíta Semita
dative Semitu Semitima
accusative Semita Semite
vocative Semite Semiti
locative Semitu Semitima
instrumental Semitom Semitima
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