семя

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Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲemʲa]
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Noun

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се́мя (sjémjan inan (genitive се́мя or се́мені, uncountable)

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

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References

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

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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

  1. seed (also figurative)
  2. semen

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