semar

Asturian

Alternative forms

• sembrar (Eastern Asturias)
• semblar (Mining Basins)
• simar (Cunqueiru)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese semar, from Latin sēmināre.

Verb

semar (first-person singular indicative present semo, past participle semáu)

1. to sow (seeds)

   Synonym: sementar

Conjugation

Conjugation of semar

infinitive		semar
gerund		semando
past participle		m semáu, f semada, n semao, m pl semaos, f pl semaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	semo	semes	sema	semamos	semáis	semen
	imperfect	semaba	semabes	semaba	semábemos, semábamos	semabeis, semabais	semaben
	preterite	semé	semasti, semesti	semó	sememos	semastis, semestis	semaron
	pluperfect	semare, semara	semares, semaras	semare, semara	semáremos, semáramos	semareis, semarais	semaren, semaran
	future	semaré	semarás	semará	semaremos	semaréis	semarán
	conditional	semaría	semaríes	semaría	semaríemos, semaríamos	semaríeis, semaríais	semaríen
subjunctive	present	seme	semes, semas	seme	sememos	seméis	semen, seman
	imperfect	semare, semara	semares, semaras	semare, semara	semáremos, semáramos	semareis, semarais	semaren, semaran
imperative		—	sema	—	—	semái	—

Related terms

• semiente

Further reading

• “semar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “semar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Ido

Verb

semar (present tense semas, past tense semis, future tense semos, imperative semez, conditional semus)

1. to sow seeds, to scatter seeds

Conjugation

Conjugation of semar

		present		past		future
infinitive		semar		semir		semor
tense		semas		semis		semos
conditional		semus		—		—
imperative		semez		—		—
adjective active participle		semanta		seminta		semonta
adverbial active participle		semante		seminte		semonte
nominal active participle	singular	semanto		seminto		semonto
	plural	semanti		seminti		semonti
adjective passive participle		semata		semita		semota
adverbial passive participle		semate		semite		semote
nominal passive participle	singular	semato		semito		semoto
	plural	semati		semiti		semoti

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

• semair

Etymology

According to Watkins, probably of non-Indo-European substrate origin, but compare the cognates listed at Icelandic smæra (“soursop”).

Noun

semar f

1. clover, shamrock

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• semróc

Descendants

• Irish: seamair
• Scottish Gaelic: saimir

Mutation

Mutation of semar

radical	lenition	nasalization
semar	ṡemar	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “shamrock”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Old Leonese

Alternative forms

• semrar (Zamora)
• senbrar (Zamora)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sēmināre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmaɾ/

Verb

semar

1. to sow
   • 1296, Fuero de Çamora‎^[1]:

     semrelos juguero de so pam. / Bues o vacas o cavallos o yeguas o mulas o mulos que en senbradas ayenas o en lavores ayenos entraren

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1346, "A document from the 14th century":

     hun dia a semar escanda / e otro día a semar veranizo

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• Asturian: semar, sembrar (Eastern Asturias), semblar (Mining Basins), simar (Cunqueiru)
• Leonese: semar
• Mirandese: sembrar (through a Zamoran variety or Castilian?)