zaad
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch saet, from Old Dutch *sāt, from Proto-West Germanic *sād, from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz. Equivalent to zaaien (“to sow”) + -d (“verbal noun”). Compare Low German Saad, German Saat, West Frisian sied, English seed, Danish sæd.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zaad n (plural zaden, diminutive zaadje n)
- plant seed, either natural or for agri- or horticultural use
- Synonym: zaaigoed
- sperm, semen
- Synonym: sperma
- a figurative seed, germ, modest start
Derived terms
[edit]- bedektzadig
- koolzaad
- lijnzaad
- lui zaad
- maanzaad
- mosterdzaad
- naaktzadig
- op zwart zaad zitten
- plantenzaad
- raapzaad
- schildzaad
- springzaad
- stofzaad
- traag zaad
- vlieszaad
- vogelzaad
- zaadbal
- zaadbank
- zaadbuis
- zaadcel
- zaaddodend
- zaaddonor
- zaaddoos
- zaadhuid
- zaadkapsel
- zaadleider
- zaadlob
- zaadlozing
- zaadmantel
- zaadplant
- zaadvragend
- zadenbank
- zangzaad
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Categories:
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Dutch terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seh₁-
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms suffixed with -d (verbal noun)
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/aːt
- Rhymes:Dutch/aːt/1 syllable
- Dutch lemmas
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- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
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