Seim

German

Etymology

From Middle High German seim (“honey, syrup”), from Old High German seim, from Proto-West Germanic *saim, from Proto-Germanic *saimaz (“raw honey”). Cognate with Dutch zeem, Old Saxon sēm (“fresh honey”), and Old Norse seimr (“honeycomb”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zaɪ̯m/
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Noun

Seim m (strong, genitive Seimes or Seims, plural Seime)

  1. (archaic) a viscous fluid, especially syrup or honey

Declension
Declension of Seim [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Seim die Seime
genitive eines des Seimes, Seims der Seime
dative einem dem Seim, Seime1 den Seimen
accusative einen den Seim die Seime

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*saima-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 422

Further reading
  • “Seim” in Duden online

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Sejm, from Proto-Slavic *sъjьmъ, from *sъ- (“from, with”), *jęti (“to take”).

Noun

Seim n (plural seimuri)

  1. Sejm, the lower house of Polish parliament.

Declension
Declension of Seim
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) Seim Seimul (niște) Seimuri Seimurile
genitive/dative (unui) Seim Seimului (unor) Seimuri Seimurilor
vocative Seimule Seimurilor
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