семе

See also: сэме

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic сѣмѧ (sěmę), from Proto-Slavic *sěmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀmen, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛmɛ]

Noun

се́ме • (séme) n

1. seed, grain
2. (of a fruit) pip
3. spores
4. soft roe, milt
5. (biology) semen, sperm
6. seed, precursor

Declension

Declension of се́ме

	singular	plural
indefinite	се́ме séme	семена́ semená
definite	се́мето sémeto	семена́та semenáta

References

• “семе”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “семе”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀmen, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛmɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɛmɛ

Noun

семе • (seme) n (plural семиња, relational adjective семен or семенски, diminutive семенце)

1. seed
2. semen

Declension

Declension of семе

	singular	plural
indefinite	семе (seme)	семиња (seminja)
definite unspecified	семето (semeto)	семињата (seminjata)
definite proximal	семево (semevo)	семињава (seminjava)
definite distal	семено (semeno)	семињана (seminjana)
vocative	семе (seme)	семиња (seminja)

Related terms

• семејство (semejstvo)

Further reading

• “семе” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
• “семе” in Официјален дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Oficijalen digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − makedonski.gov.mk (in Macedonian)
• семе in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• сје̏ме (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀmen, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sême/
• Hyphenation: се‧ме

Noun

се̏ме n (Latin spelling sȅme)

1. seed
2. germ
3. semen
4. spawn
5. milt
6. offspring
7. prime cause

Declension

Declension of семе

	singular	plural
nominative	се̏ме	семена
genitive	се̏мена	семена
dative	семену	семенима
accusative	семе	семена
vocative	семе	семена
locative	семену	семенима
instrumental	семеном	семенима