sesam

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See also: Sesam, sèsam, and sešām

Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈseː.zɑm/
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  • Hyphenation: se‧sam

Noun

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sesam m (plural sesams, diminutive sesammetje n)

  1. sesame, Sesamum indicum

Derived terms

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Noun

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sesam m (uncountable)

  1. sesame, seeds

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: sesam
  • Indonesian: sesam

Faroese

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sesamfræ

Etymology

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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).

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Noun

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sesam n (genitive singular sesams, uncountable)

  1. sesame

Declension

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Declension of sesam (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative sesam sesamið
accusative sesam sesamið
dative sesami sesaminum
genitive sesams sesamsins

Derived terms

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈse(ː)sɑm/, [ˈs̠e̞(ː)s̠ɑ̝m]
  • Rhymes: -esɑm
  • Syllabification(key): se‧sam

Noun

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sesam (archaic)

  1. Alternative spelling of seesam

Declension

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Inflection of sesam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of sesam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sesamini sesamini
accusative nom. sesamini sesamini
gen. sesamini
genitive sesamini sesamieni
partitive sesamiani sesamejani
inessive sesamissani sesameissani
elative sesamistani sesameistani
illative sesamiini sesameihini
adessive sesamillani sesameillani
ablative sesamiltani sesameiltani
allative sesamilleni sesameilleni
essive sesaminani sesameinani
translative sesamikseni sesameikseni
abessive sesamittani sesameittani
instructive
comitative sesameineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sesamisi sesamisi
accusative nom. sesamisi sesamisi
gen. sesamisi
genitive sesamisi sesamiesi
partitive sesamiasi sesamejasi
inessive sesamissasi sesameissasi
elative sesamistasi sesameistasi
illative sesamiisi sesameihisi
adessive sesamillasi sesameillasi
ablative sesamiltasi sesameiltasi
allative sesamillesi sesameillesi
essive sesaminasi sesameinasi
translative sesamiksesi sesameiksesi
abessive sesamittasi sesameittasi
instructive
comitative sesameinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sesamimme sesamimme
accusative nom. sesamimme sesamimme
gen. sesamimme
genitive sesamimme sesamiemme
partitive sesamiamme sesamejamme
inessive sesamissamme sesameissamme
elative sesamistamme sesameistamme
illative sesamiimme sesameihimme
adessive sesamillamme sesameillamme
ablative sesamiltamme sesameiltamme
allative sesamillemme sesameillemme
essive sesaminamme sesameinamme
translative sesamiksemme sesameiksemme
abessive sesamittamme sesameittamme
instructive
comitative sesameinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sesaminne sesaminne
accusative nom. sesaminne sesaminne
gen. sesaminne
genitive sesaminne sesamienne
partitive sesamianne sesamejanne
inessive sesamissanne sesameissanne
elative sesamistanne sesameistanne
illative sesamiinne sesameihinne
adessive sesamillanne sesameillanne
ablative sesamiltanne sesameiltanne
allative sesamillenne sesameillenne
essive sesaminanne sesameinanne
translative sesamiksenne sesameiksenne
abessive sesamittanne sesameittanne
instructive
comitative sesameinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative sesaminsa sesaminsa
accusative nom. sesaminsa sesaminsa
gen. sesaminsa
genitive sesaminsa sesamiensa
partitive sesamiaan
sesamiansa
sesamejaan
sesamejansa
inessive sesamissaan
sesamissansa
sesameissaan
sesameissansa
elative sesamistaan
sesamistansa
sesameistaan
sesameistansa
illative sesamiinsa sesameihinsa
adessive sesamillaan
sesamillansa
sesameillaan
sesameillansa
ablative sesamiltaan
sesamiltansa
sesameiltaan
sesameiltansa
allative sesamilleen
sesamillensa
sesameilleen
sesameillensa
essive sesaminaan
sesaminansa
sesameinaan
sesameinansa
translative sesamikseen
sesamiksensa
sesameikseen
sesameiksensa
abessive sesamittaan
sesamittansa
sesameittaan
sesameittansa
instructive
comitative sesameineen
sesameinensa

Indonesian

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsesam]
  • Hyphenation: sé‧sam

Noun

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sésam (first-person possessive sesamku, second-person possessive sesammu, third-person possessive sesamnya)

  1. sesame
    Synonyms: bijan, lenga, wijen

Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Latin sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, sesame seed), σησάμη (sēsámē, sesame plant).

Noun

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sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamer, definite plural sesamene)

  1. sesame

Derived terms

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From Latin sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, sesame seed), σησάμη (sēsámē, sesame plant).

Noun

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sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamar, definite plural sesamane)

  1. sesame

Derived terms

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French sésame.

Noun

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sesam n (uncountable)

  1. sesame

Declension

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Volapük

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Noun

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sesam (nominative plural sesams)

  1. sesame

Declension

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