seme

== English == === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsiːm/, [ˈsɪi̯m] Rhymes: -iːm Hyphenation: seme Homophones: seam, seem ==== Noun ==== seme (plural semes or semata) (linguistics, semiotics) Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation, sign, or symbol. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== seme (third-person singular simple present semes, present participle seming, simple past and past participle semed) Obsolete form of seem. === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== seme (plural semes) Obsolete form of seam. === Etymology 4 === ==== Adjective ==== seme Obsolete form of semé. === Etymology 5 === Borrowed from Japanese 攻め (seme), derived from the verb 攻める (semeru, “to attack”). ==== Noun ==== seme (plural semes or seme) (Japanese fiction, fandom slang) An active or dominant male character in a same-sex relationship; a top. ===== Antonyms ===== uke === Anagrams === Mees, Esmé, Esme, smee, seem, mese, Smee, emes == Asturian == === Verb === seme first-person singular present subjunctive of semar third-person singular present subjunctive of semar == Basque == === Etymology === From Proto-Basque *senbe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /s̺eme/ [s̺e.me] Rhymes: -eme, -e Hyphenation: se‧me === Noun === seme anim son ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “seme”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “seme”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Galician == === Alternative forms === sémen (reintegrationist) === Etymology === From Latin sēmen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛme/ [ˈs̺ɛ.mɪ] Rhymes: -ɛme Hyphenation: se‧me === Noun === seme m (plural semes) semen Synonyms: esperma, inzo === Further reading === “seme”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “seme”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Hadza == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /seme/ === Verb === seme (intransitive) to eat === Noun === seme m food ==== Related terms ==== same == Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin sēmen, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈse.me/ Rhymes: -eme Hyphenation: sé‧me === Noun === seme m (plural semi) (botany) seed, pip (botany, in some cases) bean (anatomy, colloquial) semen Synonym: sperma (card games) suit ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === seme on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it === Anagrams === mese == Japanese == === Romanization === seme Rōmaji transcription of せめ == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old Norse sœmr, from Proto-Germanic *sōmiz. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈseːm(ə)/ ==== Adjective ==== seme Seemly, appropriate, honourable. (rare) Attractive, beautiful. ===== References ===== “sẹ̄me, adj.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== seme alternative form of seem (“seam”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== seme alternative form of seem (“load”) === Etymology 4 === ==== Verb ==== seme alternative form of semen (“to sort out”) === Etymology 5 === ==== Verb ==== seme alternative form of semen (“to seem”) === Etymology 6 === ==== Verb ==== seme alternative form of semen (“to load up”) == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈseː.me/ Rhymes: -eː.me === Verb === sēme inflection of sēman: first-person singular present indicative singular present subjunctive == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === sjȅme (Ijekavian) śeme (Montenegro) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sême/ Hyphenation: se‧me === Noun === sȅme n (Cyrillic spelling се̏ме) seed germ semen spawn milt offspring prime cause ==== Declension ==== == Slovene == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥. First attested in the 16th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sèːmɛ/ === Noun === sẹ́me n seed ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “seme”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “seme”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈseme/ [ˈse.me] Rhymes: -eme Syllabification: se‧me === Verb === seme inflection of ser: second-person singular imperative combined with me second-person singular voseo imperative combined with me == Venetan == === Adjective === seme feminine plural of semo