sesam

See also: Sesam, sèsam, and sešām

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/⁠šamaššammū⁠/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/⁠šamaššammi⁠/, literally “oil plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseː.zɑm/

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• Hyphenation: se‧sam

Noun

sesam m (plural sesams, diminutive sesammetje n)

1. sesame, Sesamum indicum

Derived terms

• sesamzaad

Noun

sesam m (uncountable)

1. sesame, seeds

Synonyms

• (seed): sesamzaad

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sesam

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Faroese

sesamfræ

Etymology

From Latin sīsamum, variant of sēsama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/⁠šamaššammū⁠/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/⁠šamaššammi⁠/, literally “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌 (/⁠šaman⁠/, “oil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːsam/

Noun

sesam n (genitive singular sesams, uncountable)

1. sesame

Declension

Declension of sesam (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	sesam	sesamið
accusative	sesam	sesamið
dative	sesami	sesaminum
genitive	sesams	sesamsins

Derived terms

• sesamfræ

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Finnish

Noun

sesam

1. (archaic) Alternative spelling of seesam

Declension

Inflection of sesam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		sesam	sesamit
genitive		sesamin	sesamien
partitive		sesamia	sesameja
illative		sesamiin	sesameihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sesam	sesamit
accusative	nom.	sesam	sesamit
	gen.	sesamin
genitive		sesamin	sesamien
partitive		sesamia	sesameja
inessive		sesamissa	sesameissa
elative		sesamista	sesameista
illative		sesamiin	sesameihin
adessive		sesamilla	sesameilla
ablative		sesamilta	sesameilta
allative		sesamille	sesameille
essive		sesamina	sesameina
translative		sesamiksi	sesameiksi
abessive		sesamitta	sesameitta
instructive		—	sesamein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sesam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sesamini sesamini accusative nom. sesamini sesamini gen. sesamini genitive sesamini sesamieni partitive sesamiani sesamejani inessive sesamissani sesameissani elative sesamistani sesameistani illative sesamiini sesameihini adessive sesamillani sesameillani ablative sesamiltani sesameiltani allative sesamilleni sesameilleni essive sesaminani sesameinani translative sesamikseni sesameikseni abessive sesamittani sesameittani instructive — — comitative — sesameineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sesamisi sesamisi accusative nom. sesamisi sesamisi gen. sesamisi genitive sesamisi sesamiesi partitive sesamiasi sesamejasi inessive sesamissasi sesameissasi elative sesamistasi sesameistasi illative sesamiisi sesameihisi adessive sesamillasi sesameillasi ablative sesamiltasi sesameiltasi allative sesamillesi sesameillesi essive sesaminasi sesameinasi translative sesamiksesi sesameiksesi abessive sesamittasi sesameittasi instructive — — comitative — sesameinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sesamimme sesamimme accusative nom. sesamimme sesamimme gen. sesamimme genitive sesamimme sesamiemme partitive sesamiamme sesamejamme inessive sesamissamme sesameissamme elative sesamistamme sesameistamme illative sesamiimme sesameihimme adessive sesamillamme sesameillamme ablative sesamiltamme sesameiltamme allative sesamillemme sesameillemme essive sesaminamme sesameinamme translative sesamiksemme sesameiksemme abessive sesamittamme sesameittamme instructive — — comitative — sesameinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sesaminne sesaminne accusative nom. sesaminne sesaminne gen. sesaminne genitive sesaminne sesamienne partitive sesamianne sesamejanne inessive sesamissanne sesameissanne elative sesamistanne sesameistanne illative sesamiinne sesameihinne adessive sesamillanne sesameillanne ablative sesamiltanne sesameiltanne allative sesamillenne sesameillenne essive sesaminanne sesameinanne translative sesamiksenne sesameiksenne abessive sesamittanne sesameittanne instructive — — comitative — sesameinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sesaminsa sesaminsa accusative nom. sesaminsa sesaminsa gen. sesaminsa genitive sesaminsa sesamiensa partitive sesamiaan sesamiansa sesamejaan sesamejansa inessive sesamissaan sesamissansa sesameissaan sesameissansa elative sesamistaan sesamistansa sesameistaan sesameistansa illative sesamiinsa sesameihinsa adessive sesamillaan sesamillansa sesameillaan sesameillansa ablative sesamiltaan sesamiltansa sesameiltaan sesameiltansa allative sesamilleen sesamillensa sesameilleen sesameillensa essive sesaminaan sesaminansa sesameinaan sesameinansa translative sesamikseen sesamiksensa sesameikseen sesameiksensa abessive sesamittaan sesamittansa sesameittaan sesameittansa instructive — — comitative — sesameineen sesameinensa

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch sesam, from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/⁠šamaššammū⁠/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/⁠šamaššammi⁠/, literally “oil plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsesam]
• Hyphenation: sé‧sam

Noun

sésam (first-person possessive sesamku, second-person possessive sesammu, third-person possessive sesamnya)

1. sesame

   Synonyms: bijan, wijen

Further reading

• “sesam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), σησάμη (sēsámē, “sesame plant”)

Noun

sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamer, definite plural sesamene)

1. sesame

Derived terms

• sesamfrø

References

• “sesam” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sesam” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), σησάμη (sēsámē, “sesame plant”)

Noun

sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamar, definite plural sesamane)

1. sesame

Derived terms

• sesamfrø

References

• “sesam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Romanian

Etymology

From French sésame.

Noun

sesam n (uncountable)

1. sesame

Declension

declension of sesam (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) sesam	sesamul
genitive/dative	(unui) sesam	sesamului
vocative	sesamule

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Volapük

Noun

sesam (nominative plural sesams)

1. sesame

Declension

declension of sesam

	singular	plural
nominative	sesam	sesams
genitive	sesama	sesamas
dative	sesame	sesames
accusative	sesami	sesamis
vocative 1	o sesam!	o sesams!
predicative 2	sesamu	sesamus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only