seesami

Finnish

Alternative forms

• seesam, sesam (especially in compounds)

Etymology

From Latin sēsamum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːsɑmi/, [ˈs̠e̞ːs̠ɑ̝mi]
• Rhymes: -eːsɑmi
• Syllabification^(key): see‧sa‧mi
• Hyphenation^(key): see‧sa‧mi

Noun

seesami

1. sesame (tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum and its seed)

Declension

Inflection of seesami (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		seesami	seesamit
genitive		seesamin	seesamien seesameiden seesameitten
partitive		seesamia	seesameita seesameja
illative		seesamiin	seesameihin
		singular	plural
nominative		seesami	seesamit
accusative	nom.	seesami	seesamit
	gen.	seesamin
genitive		seesamin	seesamien seesameiden seesameitten
partitive		seesamia	seesameita seesameja
inessive		seesamissa	seesameissa
elative		seesamista	seesameista
illative		seesamiin	seesameihin
adessive		seesamilla	seesameilla
ablative		seesamilta	seesameilta
allative		seesamille	seesameille
essive		seesamina	seesameina
translative		seesamiksi	seesameiksi
abessive		seesamitta	seesameitta
instructive		—	seesamein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of seesami (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative seesamini seesamini accusative nom. seesamini seesamini gen. seesamini genitive seesamini seesamieni seesameideni seesameitteni partitive seesamiani seesameitani seesamejani inessive seesamissani seesameissani elative seesamistani seesameistani illative seesamiini seesameihini adessive seesamillani seesameillani ablative seesamiltani seesameiltani allative seesamilleni seesameilleni essive seesaminani seesameinani translative seesamikseni seesameikseni abessive seesamittani seesameittani instructive — — comitative — seesameineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative seesamisi seesamisi accusative nom. seesamisi seesamisi gen. seesamisi genitive seesamisi seesamiesi seesameidesi seesameittesi partitive seesamiasi seesameitasi seesamejasi inessive seesamissasi seesameissasi elative seesamistasi seesameistasi illative seesamiisi seesameihisi adessive seesamillasi seesameillasi ablative seesamiltasi seesameiltasi allative seesamillesi seesameillesi essive seesaminasi seesameinasi translative seesamiksesi seesameiksesi abessive seesamittasi seesameittasi instructive — — comitative — seesameinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative seesamimme seesamimme accusative nom. seesamimme seesamimme gen. seesamimme genitive seesamimme seesamiemme seesameidemme seesameittemme partitive seesamiamme seesameitamme seesamejamme inessive seesamissamme seesameissamme elative seesamistamme seesameistamme illative seesamiimme seesameihimme adessive seesamillamme seesameillamme ablative seesamiltamme seesameiltamme allative seesamillemme seesameillemme essive seesaminamme seesameinamme translative seesamiksemme seesameiksemme abessive seesamittamme seesameittamme instructive — — comitative — seesameinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative seesaminne seesaminne accusative nom. seesaminne seesaminne gen. seesaminne genitive seesaminne seesamienne seesameidenne seesameittenne partitive seesamianne seesameitanne seesamejanne inessive seesamissanne seesameissanne elative seesamistanne seesameistanne illative seesamiinne seesameihinne adessive seesamillanne seesameillanne ablative seesamiltanne seesameiltanne allative seesamillenne seesameillenne essive seesaminanne seesameinanne translative seesamiksenne seesameiksenne abessive seesamittanne seesameittanne instructive — — comitative — seesameinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative seesaminsa seesaminsa accusative nom. seesaminsa seesaminsa gen. seesaminsa genitive seesaminsa seesamiensa seesameidensa seesameittensa partitive seesamiaan seesamiansa seesameitaan seesamejaan seesameitansa seesamejansa inessive seesamissaan seesamissansa seesameissaan seesameissansa elative seesamistaan seesamistansa seesameistaan seesameistansa illative seesamiinsa seesameihinsa adessive seesamillaan seesamillansa seesameillaan seesameillansa ablative seesamiltaan seesamiltansa seesameiltaan seesameiltansa allative seesamilleen seesamillensa seesameilleen seesameillensa essive seesaminaan seesaminansa seesameinaan seesameinansa translative seesamikseen seesamiksensa seesameikseen seesameiksensa abessive seesamittaan seesamittansa seesameittaan seesameittansa instructive — — comitative — seesameineen seesameinensa

Synonyms

• (plant): seesamikasvi
• (seed): seesaminsiemen

Derived terms

compounds

• seesamijauho
• seesamikakku
• seesaminsiemen
• seesamitahna
• seesamiöljy
• seesamluu
• sesamluu

Further reading

• “seesami”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• asemies