alsem

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch alsene, from Old Dutch *alasina, from Proto-West Germanic *alahsinā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.səm/

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• Hyphenation: al‧sem
• Rhymes: -ɑlsəm

Noun

alsem m (plural alsems)

1. (chiefly uncountable) An artemisia, any herb of the genus Artemisia.
2. (particularly) Synonym of absintalsem (“wormwood, Arthemisia absinthium”)
3. (uncountable) the buds and flowers of the artemisia plants, used as a herb

Derived terms

• absintalsem
• alsemambrosia

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: als
• Negerhollands: alsem, als
• → Papiamentu: alsem (dated)

Further reading

• alsem on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Luzon *ʔalsəm "sour", from Proto-Philippine *qalsəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləsəm.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧sem
• (northern Ilocano) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈsɛm/
• (southern Ilocano) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈsɯm/

Noun

alsém

1. sourness