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siemen.

seed (fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsie̯men/[ˈs̠ie̞̯me̞n]

  1. seed (fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant)

  2. pit (seed inside a fruit; stone or pip inside a fruit)

  3. seed, set (small tuber or bulb used for planting)

    siemenperuna

  4. synonym of siemenneste (“semen”)

    dated

  5. element, hint (small but present amount of a quality)

    figuratively
    epäilyksen siemen

  6. germ, seed (origin or earliest version of an idea or project)

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *seemen, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *sḗˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥. Doublet of hieman.

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