zaad
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch saet, from Old Dutch *sāt, from Proto-West Germanic *sād, from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz. Equivalent to zaaien (“to sow”) + -d (“verbal noun”). Compare Low German Saad, German Saat, West Frisian sied, English seed, Danish sæd.
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Noun[edit]
zaad n (plural zaden, diminutive zaadje n)
- plant seed, either natural or for agri- or horticultural use
- sperm, semen
- a figurative seed, germ, modest start.
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- Rhymes:Dutch/aːt
- Rhymes:Dutch/aːt/1 syllable
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