семя

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Belarusian сѣмѧ (sěmja), from Old East Slavic сѣмѧ (sěmę), from Proto-Slavic *sěmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀmen, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲemʲa]
  • (file)

Noun

се́мя • (sjémja) n inan (genitive се́мя or се́мені, uncountable)

  1. seed
    Synonyms: насе́нне (nasjénnje), зе́рне (zjérnje)
  2. semen

Declension

References

  • семя” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old East Slavic сѣмѧ (sěmę), from Proto-Slavic *sěmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀmen, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥, whence English seed and semen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲemʲə]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -emʲə

Noun

се́мя • (sémja) n inan (genitive се́мени, nominative plural семена́, genitive plural семя́н, relational adjective семенно́й, diminutive се́мечко)

  1. seed (also figurative)
  2. semen

Declension

Derived terms

  • (diminutive)
  • осеменя́ть (osemenjátʹ, verb)
  • семенни́к (semenník, noun)
  • льносе́мя (lʹnosémja, noun)

See also

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