Soom

See also: soom and -soom

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• saom, soam (Veldeke spelling)
• Soam, Soem (East Limburgish-Ripuarian, alternative spelling forms)
• Soëm (Eupen)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sāmō, from Proto-Germanic *sēmô, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔː˨m/, [ˈzɒː˨m]
• (East Limburgish-Ripuarian, rare) IPA^(key): /ˈzɔə̯˨m/
• Rhymes: -ɔːm, -ɔə̯m

Noun

Soom m (plural Soom or Sööm, diminutive Söömke) (German-based spelling)

1. seed, grain
2. semen, sperm
3. (derogatory) badly-behaved child

Usage terms

• Soom and Sood are generally synonyms; some speakers, however, do distinguish the two, with the first referring solely to unsown vegetable seed while the second refers to seed more generally.

Related terms

• Sood (“seed”)

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German sôm, from Old Saxon sōm, from Proto-West Germanic *saum, from Proto-Germanic *saumaz. More at English seam.

Noun

Soom m (plural Seem)

1. seam
2. edging
3. fringe
4. hem

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian sām, from Proto-West Germanic *saum. Cognates include German Saum and West Frisian seam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soːm/
• Hyphenation: Soom
• Rhymes: -oːm

Noun

Soom m (plural Some)

1. hem, seam (sewn edge of a garment)

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Soom”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN