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Semen
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Se′men
(sē′mĕn)
, Noun.
pl.
Semina
(sĕm′ĭ-nȧ)
. 1.
(Bot.)
The seed of plants.
2.
(Physiol.)
The seed or fecundating fluid of male animals; sperm. It is a white or whitish viscid fluid secreted by the testes, characterized by the presence of spermatozoids to which it owes its generative power.
Semen contra
, or Semen cinae
or Semen cynae
a strong aromatic, bitter drug, imported from
Aleppo
and Barbary, said to consist of the leaves, peduncles, and unexpanded flowers of various species of Artemisia
; wormseed.Definition 2024
semen
semen
English
Noun
Semen
semen (uncountable)
- A slimy, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.
- 1959, William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, page 68
- Sharp protein odor of semen fills the air.
- 1959, William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, page 68
Synonyms
- (Male reproductory fluid): ejaculate, sperm; (slang): jissom, ****, ****, spunk, cum, seed, spurt, spooge, ****, load
- See also Wikisaurus:semen
Derived terms
Translations
male reproductory fluid
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Anagrams
Asturian
Verb
semen
Indonesian
Noun
semen
- cement (a powdered substance)
- The fluid, produced in male reproductive organs of an animal, that contains the reproductive cells.
This Indonesian entry was created from the translations listed at cement. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see semen in the Indonesian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) February 2010
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈseː.men/, [ˈseː.mẽ]
Noun
sēmen n (genitive sēminis); third declension
- seed (of plants)
- semen
- graft
- offspring
- cause
- (poetic) seed (of the elements of other bodies (of fire, water, stones, etc.))
- c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 6
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et ignis semina convolvunt e nubibus.
- and the seeds of fire roll from the clouds.
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et ignis semina convolvunt e nubibus.
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Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sēmen | sēmina |
| genitive | sēminis | sēminum |
| dative | sēminī | sēminibus |
| accusative | sēmen | sēmina |
| ablative | sēmine | sēminibus |
| vocative | sēmen | sēmina |
Derived terms
Terms derived from semen
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Descendants
References
- semen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- semen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- SEMEN in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the elements and first beginnings: elementa et tamquam semina rerum
- to sow: serere; semen spargere
- the elements and first beginnings: elementa et tamquam semina rerum
Middle English
Verb
semen
- to seem
- 14th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale
- The brighte swerdes wenten to and fro
So hidously þat with þe leste strook
That it semeþ þat it wolde felle an ook
- The brighte swerdes wenten to and fro
- 14th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale
Spanish
Etymology
Noun
semen m (uncountable)
Related terms
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *seemen, from a Baltic language, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥.
Noun
semen
Inflection
| Inflection of semen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | semen | ||
| genitive sing. | semnen | ||
| partitive sing. | sement | ||
| partitive plur. | semnid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | semen | semned | |
| accusative | semnen | semned | |
| genitive | semnen | semniden | |
| partitive | sement | semnid | |
| essive-instructive | semnen | semnin | |
| translative | semneks | semnikš | |
| inessive | semnes | semniš | |
| elative | semnespäi | semnišpäi | |
| illative | ? | semnihe | |
| adessive | semnel | semnil | |
| ablative | semnelpäi | semnilpäi | |
| allative | semnele | semnile | |
| abessive | semneta | semnita | |
| comitative | semnenke | semnidenke | |
| prolative | sementme | semnidme | |
| approximative I | semnenno | semnidenno | |
| approximative II | semnennoks | semnidennoks | |
| egressive | semnennopäi | semnidennopäi | |
| terminative I | ? | semnihesai | |
| terminative II | semnelesai | semnilesai | |
| terminative III | semnessai | — | |
| additive I | ? | semnihepäi | |
| additive II | semnelepäi | semnilepäi | |
Derived terms
- semeta
- semenjaugaine
- semenvil'l'
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “семя”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika