Soom

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See also: soom and -soom

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sāmō, from Proto-Germanic *sēmô, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥.

Pronunciation

Noun

Soom m (plural Soom or Sööm, diminutive Söömke) (German-based spelling)

  1. seed, grain
  2. semen, sperm
  3. (derogatory) badly-behaved child

Usage terms

  • Soom and Sood are generally synonyms; some speakers, however, do distinguish the two, with the first referring solely to unsown vegetable seed while the second refers to seed more generally.

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German sôm, from Old Saxon sōm, from Proto-West Germanic *saum, from Proto-Germanic *saumaz. More at English seam.

Noun

Soom m (plural Seem)

  1. seam
  2. edging
  3. fringe
  4. hem

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian sām, from Proto-West Germanic *saum. Cognates include German Saum and West Frisian seam.

Pronunciation

Noun

Soom m (plural Some)

  1. hem, seam (sewn edge of a garment)

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Soom”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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