German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German seim (honey, syrup), from Old High German seim, from Proto-West Germanic *saim, from Proto-Germanic *saimaz (raw honey). Cognate with Dutch zeem, Old Saxon sēm (fresh honey), and Old Norse seimr (honeycomb).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zaɪ̯m/
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Noun

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Seim m (strong, genitive Seimes or Seims, plural Seime)

  1. (archaic) a viscous fluid, especially syrup or honey

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*saima-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 422

Further reading

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  • Seim” in Duden online

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish Sejm, from Proto-Slavic *sъjьmъ, from *sъ- (from, with), *jęti (to take).

Noun

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Seim n (plural seimuri)

  1. Sejm, the lower house of Polish parliament.

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