English

Noun

cima sg

1. Obsolete spelling of cyma [18th century]

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cyma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα ‎(kûma).

Noun

cima f ‎(plural cime)

1. top
2. peak
3. summit
4. hawser, line, rope, cable (nautical)

Verb

cima

1. third-person singular present indicative of cimare
2. second-person singular imperative of cimare

Anagrams

• mica

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cima, from Latin cyma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα ‎(kûma, “something swollen; wave, billow”), from κύω ‎(kúō, “I am pregnant, conceive”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.mɐ/

Noun

cima f (plural cimas)

1. top, summit

Derived terms

• acima
• de cima
• em cima
• em cima de
• estar em cima

Spanish

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈθi.ma/
• (Others) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ma/
• Homophone: sima (non-Castilian dialects)

Etymology 1

From Latin cȳma ‎(“young sprout, hollow sphere”) (compare French cime ‎(“peak, summit, top of a tree”), Italian cima ‎(“top, peak, summit”), Portuguese cima ‎(“top”), Romanian ciumă ‎(“plague, pestilence”)), from Ancient Greek κῦμα ‎(kûma, “something swollen; wave, billow”), from κύω ‎(kúō, “I am pregnant, conceive”).

Noun

cima f ‎(plural cimas)

1. top
2. peak, summit (top of a mountain or hill)

Synonyms

(mountain peak): cumbre f, pico m

Derived terms

• cimar verb
• encima

Etymology 2

Verb

cima

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of cimar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of cimar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of cimar.