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Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Belarusian сѣмѧ (sěmja), from Old East Slavic сѣмѧ (sěmę), from Proto-Slavic *sěmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀmen, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥.
Pronunciation
Noun
се́мя • (sjémja) n inan (genitive се́мя or се́мені, uncountable)
- seed
- Synonyms: насе́нне (nasjénnje), зе́рне (zjérnje)
- semen
Declension
Declension of се́мя (inan sg-only 4th-decl neut-form // n-stem neut-form accent-a/c)
References
- “семя” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old East Slavic сѣмѧ (sěmę), from Proto-Slavic *sěmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀmen, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥, whence English seed and semen.
Pronunciation
Noun
се́мя • (sémja) n inan (genitive се́мени, nominative plural семена́, genitive plural семя́н, relational adjective семенно́й, diminutive се́мечко)
- seed (also figurative)
- semen
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