/ˈsie̯men/, [ˈs̠ie̞̯me̞n]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *seemen, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *sḗˀmen, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥. Doublet of hieman.
- seed (fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant)
- pit (seed inside a fruit; stone or pip inside a fruit)
- seed, set (small tuber or bulb used for planting)
“siemenperuna” — seed potato / potato set
- datedsynonym of siemenneste (“semen”)
- figurativelyelement, hint (small but present amount of a quality)
“epäilyksen siemen” — element of doubt
- figurativelygerm, seed (origin or earliest version of an idea or project)
Muodotsiemen(nominative, singular) · siemenet(nominative, plural) · siemen(accusative, nominative, singular) · siemenet(accusative, nominative, plural) · siemenen(accusative, genitive, singular) · siemenet(accusative, genitive, plural) · siemenen(genitive, singular) · siemenien(genitive, plural) · siementen(genitive, plural) · siementä(partitive, singular) · siemeniä(partitive, plural) · siemenessä(inessive, singular) · siemenissä(inessive, plural) · siemenestä(elative, singular) · siemenistä(elative, plural) · siemeneen(illative, singular) · siemeniin(illative, plural) · siemenellä(adessive, singular) · siemenillä(adessive, plural) · siemeneltä(ablative, singular)