zaad

Dutch

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaːt/

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• Hyphenation: zaad
• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

zaad n (plural zaden, diminutive zaadje n)

1. plant seed, either natural or for agri- or horticultural use
2. sperm, semen
3. a figurative seed, germ, modest start.

Synonyms

• (plant seed): zaaigoed
• (sperm): sperma

Derived terms

• bedektzadig
• koolzaad
• lijnzaad
• lui zaad
• maanzaad
• mosterdzaad
• naaktzadig
• op zwart zaad zitten
• plantenzaad
• raapzaad
• schildzaad
• stofzaad
• traag zaad
• vogelzaad
• zaadbal
• zaadbank
• zaadbuis
• zaadcel
• zaaddodend
• zaaddonor
• zaaddoos
• zaadhuid
• zaadkapsel
• zaadleider
• zaadlob
• zaadlozing
• zaadmantel
• zaadplant
• zaadvragend
• zadenbank
• zangzaad

 

Related terms

• zaaien

Descendants

• Afrikaans: saad
• Berbice Creole Dutch: sati
• Negerhollands: saat, saed
• → Caribbean Javanese: sat