alsem

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch alsene, from Old Dutch *alasina, from Proto-West Germanic *alahsinā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.səm/

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• Hyphenation: al‧sem
• Rhymes: -ɑlsəm

Noun

alsem m (plural alsems, no diminutive)

1. (chiefly uncountable) artemisia (any herb of the genus Artemisia)

   Hyponyms: absintalsem, averuit, bijvoet, citroenkruid, dragon, zeealsem

2. (particularly) synonym of absintalsem (“wormwood, Arthemisia absinthium”)
3. (uncountable) the buds and flowers of artemisia plants, used as a herb

Derived terms

• absintalsem
• alsemambrosia
• zeealsem

Descendants

• Afrikaans: als
• Negerhollands: alsem, als
• → Papiamentu: alsem (dated)

Further reading

• alsem on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Luzon *ʔalsəm "sour", from Proto-Philippine *qalsəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləsəm.

Pronunciation

• (Nuclear Ilocano) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈsem/ [ʔɐlˈsem]
• (Non-Nuclear Ilocano) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈsɯm/ [ʔɐlˈsɯm]
• Hyphenation: al‧sem

Noun

alsém (Kur-itan spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜐᜒᜋ᜔)

1. sourness