Seim

English

Proper noun

Seim

1. Alternative form of Seym (“river”)

German

Etymology

From Middle High German seim (“honey, syrup”), from Old High German seim, from Proto-West Germanic *saim, from Proto-Germanic *saimaz (“raw honey”). Cognate with Dutch zeem, Old Saxon sēm (“fresh honey”), and Old Norse seimr (“honeycomb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaɪ̯m/

• Audio:

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Noun

Seim m (strong, genitive Seimes or Seims, plural Seime)

1. (archaic) a viscous fluid, especially syrup or honey

Declension

Declension of Seim [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Seim	die	Seime
genitive	eines	des	Seimes, Seims	der	Seime
dative	einem	dem	Seim, Seime1	den	Seimen
accusative	einen	den	Seim	die	Seime

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• sämig (seimig)

Further reading

• “Seim” in Duden online

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Sejm, from Proto-Slavic *sъjьmъ, from *sъ- (“from, with”), *jęti (“to take”).

Noun

Seim n (plural seimuri)

1. Sejm, the lower house of Polish parliament.

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	Seim	Seimul		Seimuri	Seimurile
genitive-dative	Seim	Seimului		Seimuri	Seimurilor
vocative	Seimule			Seimurilor