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Finnish

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *seimi, derived from Proto-Uralic *sewe-, whence syödä (to eat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsei̯mi/, [ˈs̠e̞i̯mi]
  • Rhymes: -eimi
  • Syllabification(key): sei‧mi
  • Hyphenation(key): sei‧mi

Noun

seimi

  1. trough, manger (container for feeding animals)
    Synonym: kaukalo
  2. watering place for animals, abreuvoir
    Synonym: juomapaikka
  3. (Christianity) crib, manger (in the nativity scene)
    Synonym: jouluseimi
    • 1535, 1605, 1867, 1880, “Enkeli taivaan”, Martin Luther (German, 1535), Hemminki of Masku (Finnish, 1605), Elias Lönnrot (Finnish, 1867), Julius Krohn (Finnish, 1880) (lyrics), unknown (music):
      Herramme Kristus teille nyt
      on tänään tänne syntynyt,
      ja tää on teille merkiksi:
      seimessä lapsi makaapi.
      To you this night is born a child
      Of Mary, chosen mother mild;
      This little child, of lowly birth,
      Shall be the joy of all your earth.
      (literally, “Our Lord Christ has now
      been born to you today,
      and let this be a sign to you:
      in the manger lies the child.
      ”)
  4. (by extension, dated) daycare for children under three
    Synonym: pienten osasto

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Romanization

seimi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of せいみ

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