seesam
Finnish
Noun
seesam
- Alternative spelling of seesami Used especially as modifier in compound terms.
- (archaic) An open sesame (any successful means of achieving a result).
- Tämä oli se seesam, joka avasi tien tytön sydämeen.
- This was the open sesame that unlocked the door to the girl's heart.
- Tämä oli se seesam, joka avasi tien tytön sydämeen.
Declension
Inflection of seesam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | seesam | seesamit | ||
genitive | seesamin | seesamien | ||
partitive | seesamia | seesameja | ||
illative | seesamiin | seesameihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | seesam | seesamit | ||
accusative | nom. | seesam | seesamit | |
gen. | seesamin | |||
genitive | seesamin | seesamien | ||
partitive | seesamia | seesameja | ||
inessive | seesamissa | seesameissa | ||
elative | seesamista | seesameista | ||
illative | seesamiin | seesameihin | ||
adessive | seesamilla | seesameilla | ||
ablative | seesamilta | seesameilta | ||
allative | seesamille | seesameille | ||
essive | seesamina | seesameina | ||
translative | seesamiksi | seesameiksi | ||
abessive | seesamitta | seesameitta | ||
instructive | — | seesamein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Compounds
Synonyms
- (sesame open): taikasana, taikakeino
Interjection
seesam
- seesam aukene! = open sesame!