Seim

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zaɪ̯m/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

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

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

Declension[edit]

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References[edit]

  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[edit]

  • Seim” in Duden online

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Seim n (plural seimuri)

  1. Sejm, the lower house of Polish parliament.

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