semiente

Asturian

Alternative forms

• semienta
• simiente

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese semente from Latin sēmentis, from sēmen (“seed”).

Noun

semiente f (plural semientes)

1. seed

   Synonym: grana

References

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

Mirandese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese semente from Latin sēmentis, from sēmen (“seed”).

Noun

semiente f (plural semientes)

1. seed

   Synonym: grana

References

• Ferreira, Amadeu; Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022), “semiente”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary]. [1]

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmjente/ [seˈmjẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: se‧mien‧te

Etymology 1

Noun

semiente m (plural semientes)

1. obsolete form of simiente

Etymology 2

Verb

semiente

1. inflection of sementar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative