sesam
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/šamaššammū/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/šamaššammi/, literally “oil plant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseː.zɑm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: se‧sam
Noun
sesam m (plural sesams, diminutive sesammetje n)
- sesame, Sesamum indicum
Derived terms
- sesamzaad
Noun
sesam m (uncountable)
- sesame, seeds
Synonyms
- (seed): sesamzaad
Descendants
- Afrikaans: sesam
- → Indonesian: sesam
Faroese
Etymology
From Latin sīsamum, variant of sēsama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/šamaššammū/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/šamaššammi/, literally “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌 (/šaman/, “oil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːsam/
Noun
sesam n (genitive singular sesams, uncountable)
- sesame
Declension
| Declension of sesam (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n3s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sesam | sesamið |
| accusative | sesam | sesamið |
| dative | sesami | sesaminum |
| genitive | sesams | sesamsins |
Derived terms
- sesamfræ
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈse(ː)sɑm/, [ˈs̠e̞(ː)s̠ɑm]
- Rhymes: -esɑm
- Syllabification(key): se‧sam
Noun
sesam
- (archaic) Alternative spelling of seesam
Declension
| Inflection of sesam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sesam | sesamit | |
| genitive | sesamin | sesamien | |
| partitive | sesamia | sesameja | |
| illative | sesamiin | sesameihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sesam | sesamit | |
| accusative | nom. | sesam | sesamit |
| gen. | sesamin | ||
| genitive | sesamin | sesamien | |
| partitive | sesamia | sesameja | |
| inessive | sesamissa | sesameissa | |
| elative | sesamista | sesameista | |
| illative | sesamiin | sesameihin | |
| adessive | sesamilla | sesameilla | |
| ablative | sesamilta | sesameilta | |
| allative | sesamille | sesameille | |
| essive | sesamina | sesameina | |
| translative | sesamiksi | sesameiksi | |
| instructive | — | sesamein | |
| abessive | sesamitta | sesameitta | |
| comitative | — | sesameineen | |
| Possessive forms of sesam (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sesamini | sesamimme |
| 2nd person | sesamisi | sesaminne |
| 3rd person | sesaminsa | |
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch sesam, from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/šamaššammū/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/šamaššammi/, literally “oil plant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsesam]
- Hyphenation: sé‧sam
Noun
sésam (first-person possessive sesamku, second-person possessive sesammu, third-person possessive sesamnya)
- sesame
- Synonyms: bijan, wijen
Further reading
- “sesam” 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 sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), σησάμη (sēsámē, “sesame plant”).
Noun
sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamer, definite plural sesamene)
- sesame
Derived terms
- sesamfrø
References
- “sesam” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “sesam” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), σησάμη (sēsámē, “sesame plant”).
Noun
sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamar, definite plural sesamane)
- sesame
Derived terms
- sesamfrø
References
- “sesam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
From French sésame.
Noun
sesam n (uncountable)
- sesame
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) sesam | sesamul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) sesam | sesamului |
| vocative | sesamule | |
Volapük
Noun
sesam (nominative plural sesams)
- sesame
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sesam | sesams |
| genitive | sesama | sesamas |
| dative | sesame | sesames |
| accusative | sesami | sesamis |
| vocative 1 | o sesam! | o sesams! |
| predicative 2 | sesamu | sesamus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only