sesam
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/šamaššammū/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/šamaššammi/, literally “oil plant”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sesam m (plural sesams, diminutive sesammetje n)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
sesam m (uncountable)
- sesame, seeds
Synonyms edit
- (seed): sesamzaad
Descendants edit
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin sīsamum, variant of sēsama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/šamaššammū/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/šamaššammi/, literally “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌 (/šaman/, “oil”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sesam n (genitive singular sesams, uncountable)
Declension edit
Declension of sesam (singular only) | ||
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n3s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sesam | sesamið |
accusative | sesam | sesamið |
dative | sesami | sesaminum |
genitive | sesams | sesamsins |
Derived terms edit
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sesam (archaic)
- Alternative spelling of seesam
Declension edit
Inflection of sesam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | sesam | sesamit | ||
genitive | sesamin | sesamien | ||
partitive | sesamia | sesameja | ||
illative | sesamiin | sesameihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | sesam | sesamit | ||
accusative | nom. | sesam | sesamit | |
gen. | sesamin | |||
genitive | sesamin | sesamien | ||
partitive | sesamia | sesameja | ||
inessive | sesamissa | sesameissa | ||
elative | sesamista | sesameista | ||
illative | sesamiin | sesameihin | ||
adessive | sesamilla | sesameilla | ||
ablative | sesamilta | sesameilta | ||
allative | sesamille | sesameille | ||
essive | sesamina | sesameina | ||
translative | sesamiksi | sesameiksi | ||
abessive | sesamitta | sesameitta | ||
instructive | — | sesamein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch sesam, from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/šamaššammū/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/šamaššammi/, literally “oil plant”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sésam (first-person possessive sesamku, second-person possessive sesammu, third-person possessive sesamnya)
Further reading edit
- “sesam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Latin sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), σησάμη (sēsámē, “sesame plant”).
Noun edit
sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamer, definite plural sesamene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Latin sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), σησάμη (sēsámē, “sesame plant”).
Noun edit
sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamar, definite plural sesamane)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “sesam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
sesam n (uncountable)
Declension edit
Volapük edit
Noun edit
sesam (nominative plural sesams)