Samen

See also: samen

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaːmən/

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German sām, sāme, from Old High German sāmo, from Proto-Germanic *sēmô.

Alternative forms

• Same (now rare)

Noun

Samen m (genitive Samens, plural Samen)

1. seed, grain
2. semen, sperm
3. (poetic, biblical) offspring

Declension

Declension of Samen

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Samen	die	Samen
genitive	eines	des	Samens	der	Samen
dative	einem	dem	Samen	den	Samen
accusative	einen	den	Samen	die	Samen

Synonyms

• (seed): Saat, Saatgut
• (semen): Sperma, Wichse (vulgar)
• (offspring): Nachkommenschaft

Derived terms

• besamen
• Samenbank
• Samenerguss
• Samengewächs
• Samenkorn
• Sämling
• Samenöl
• Samenspender

Descendants

• Japanese: ザーメン

Etymology 2

Noun

Samen

1. inflected form of Same (“Sami person”)

Further reading

• Samen in Duden online