Semei

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σεμεΐ (Semeḯ), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעִי (Šimʿī).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Semeī m (indeclinable)

  1. (biblical) Shimei

Declension

Indeclinable noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Semeī
genitive Semeī
dative Semeī
accusative Semeī
ablative Semeī
vocative Semeī

Descendants

  • Old Irish: Semei

Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin Semeī, from Ancient Greek Σεμεΐ (Semeḯ), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעִי (Šimʿī).

Proper noun

Semei m

  1. (biblical) Shimei
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 58c4
      Dïa luid Dauid for longais tri glenn Iosofád, da·mbidc Semei di chlochaib oca t⟨h⟩echt ⁊ do·bert maldachta foir dano di mulluch int ṡlébe.
      When David went into exile through the valley of Jehoshaphat, Shimei pelted him with stones as he went and put curses on him then from the top of the mountain.

Mutation

Mutation of Semei
radical lenition nasalization
Semei Ṡemei Semei

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.