Definitions and meaning of samara
samara
Etymology
From Latin samara (“elm seed”), from a Gaulish term derived from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsæmərə/, /səˈmɛrə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsæmərə/, /səˈmɛərə/
Noun
samara (plural samaras or samarae)
- The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.
- 1993, R. H. Richens, "Ulmaceae", pages 95-96 in, V. H. Heywood, ed., Flowering Plants of the World, updated edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 96:
- The fruit is a nut, samara or drupe, containing a single seed with a straight embryo and little or no endosperm.
- Synonyms: helicopter, polynose, whirligig, whirlybird
Translations
Anagrams
Balinese
Romanization
samara
- Romanization of ᬲᬫᬭ
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin samara, from a Gaulish term derived from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).
Noun
samara f (plural samare)
- (botany) samara (winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple)
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).
Noun
samara f (genitive samarae); first declension
- the winged fruit of an elm tree
- (New Latin, botany) samara
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- “samara”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- samara in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “samara”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “samara”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit समर (samara, “hostile encounter, conflict, struggle, war, battle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.ma.ra/
- Rhymes: -ra
- Hyphenation: sa‧ma‧ra
Noun
samara
- battle
- battlefield
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Balinese: ᬲᬫᬭ (samara, “battle”)
Further reading
- "samara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈma.ra/
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- Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: sa‧ma‧ra
- Homophone: Samara
Etymology 1
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Noun
samara f (diminutive samarka)
- (slang) ziploc bag
- (prison slang) stomach, belly
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian Сама́ра (Samára), an oblast of Russia.
Noun
samara f
- (colloquial) Lada Samara (series of small family cars produced by Soviet/Russian vehicle manufacturer AvtoVAZ under the Lada brand between 1984 and 2013)
Declension
Further reading
- samara in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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