seminar
English
Etymology
From German Seminar, from Latin sēminārium, from sēmen (“seed”). Compare seminary.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛmɪnɑː/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
seminar (plural seminars)
- A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.
- A meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community.
Derived terms
- proseminar
- webinar
Related terms
- semen
- seminary
Descendants
- → Dutch: seminar
- → Indonesian: seminar
- → Japanese: セミナー (seminā)
- → Korean: 세미나 (semina)
- → Swahili: semina
- → Tagalog: seminar
- ⇒ Thai: สัมมนา (sǎm-má-naa) (phono-semantic matching)
- → Turkish: seminer
- → Welsh: seminar
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Anagrams
- Amrines, Erisman, Mainers, Mariens, Marines, Merinas, Minears, Reimans, Reisman, Riemans, mainers, maresin, marines, remains, sirname
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English seminar, from German Seminar, from Latin sēminārium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.miˌnɑr/, /ˈsɛ.məˌnɑr/
- Hyphenation: se‧mi‧nar
Noun
seminar n or m (plural seminars)
- seminar (class or conference for advanced studies)
- Synonym: (Belgium) seminarie
Related terms
- seminarie
- webinar
Descendants
- → Indonesian: seminar
Estonian
Etymology
From German Seminar.
Noun
seminar (genitive seminari, partitive seminari)
- seminar
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | seminar | seminarid |
accusative | seminari | seminarid |
genitive | seminari | seminaride |
partitive | seminari | seminare seminarisid |
illative | seminari seminarisse | seminaridesse seminaresse |
inessive | seminaris | seminarides seminares |
elative | seminarist | seminaridest seminarest |
allative | seminarile | seminaridele seminarele |
adessive | seminaril | seminaridel seminarel |
ablative | seminarilt | seminaridelt seminarelt |
translative | seminariks | seminarideks seminareks |
terminative | seminarini | seminarideni |
essive | seminarina | seminaridena |
abessive | seminarita | seminarideta |
comitative | seminariga | seminaridega |
Further reading
- seminar in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
- seminar in Sõnaveeb
Indonesian
Etymology 1
sinar + -em-
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səˈminar/
- Hyphenation: sê‧mi‧nar
Adjective
seminar
- (rare) radiant; splendent
Etymology 2
From Dutch seminar, from Latin sēminārium, from sēmen (“seed”). Doublet of seminari.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səˈminar/
- Hyphenation: sê‧mi‧nar
Noun
seminar (first-person possessive seminarku, second-person possessive seminarmu, third-person possessive seminarnya)
- seminar
Related terms
- semen
- seminari
- seminaris
Further reading
- “seminar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin seminarium.
Noun
seminar n (definite singular seminaret, indefinite plural seminar or seminarer, definite plural seminara or seminarene)
- a seminar
References
- “seminar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin seminarium.
Noun
seminar n (definite singular seminaret, indefinite plural seminar, definite plural seminara)
- a seminar
References
- “seminar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
From French séminaire, from Latin seminarium.
Noun
seminar n (plural seminarii)
- seminar
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) seminar | seminarul | (niște) seminarii | seminariile |
genitive/dative | (unui) seminar | seminarului | (unor) seminarii | seminariilor |
vocative | seminarule | seminariilor |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /semǐnaːr/
- Hyphenation: se‧mi‧nar
Noun
semìnār m (Cyrillic spelling семѝна̄р)
- seminar
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | semìnār | seminari |
genitive | seminára | seminara |
dative | seminaru | seminarima |
accusative | seminar | seminare |
vocative | seminaru/ seminare | seminari |
locative | seminaru | seminarima |
instrumental | seminarom | seminarima |
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English seminar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: se‧mi‧nar
- IPA(key): /semiˈnaɾ/, [se.mɪˈnaɾ]
Noun
seminár
- seminar
- Synonym: (uncommon) seminaryo
Further reading
- “seminar”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Welsh
Etymology
From English seminar, from German Seminar, from Latin sēminārium, from sēmen (“seed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛˈmɪnar/
Noun
seminar m (plural seminarau, not mutable)
- seminar
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “seminar”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies