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See also: sementé

Asturian

Verb

semente

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of sementar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of sementar

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since the 13th century. From Latin sēmentis, sēmentem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈmente/ [s̺eˈmẽn̪.t̪ɪ], /seˈmɛnte/ [s̺eˈmɛ̃n̪.t̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ente, -ɛnte

Noun

semente f (plural sementes)

  1. seed (of a plant)
  2. sowing
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

Verb

semente

  1. inflection of sementar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sēmentem. Compare Sicilian simenza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈmen.te/
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Hyphenation: se‧mén‧te

Noun

semente f (plural sementi)

  1. seed (all the seeds of a species destined to inseminate an area of land)
    • 2020 September, Antonio Pennacchi, “Capitolo secondo [Second Chapter]”, in La strada del mare (overall work in Italian, Venetan, English, and French), Milan: Mondadori Libri S.p.A., →ISBN, page 217:
      Pure adesso – quando serve una vanga o una semente, o c’è da far riparare il trattore – la gente non va a Sabaudia, va a Pontinia.
      Even nowadays, when there's need for a shovel, or a seed, or to fix a tractor, people don't go to Sabaudia: they go to Pontinia.

See also

Further reading

  • semente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

sēmente

  1. ablative singular of sēmentis

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sēmentem, from sēmen (seed). Doublet of sêmen / sémen.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

semente f (plural sementes)

  1. seed
  2. (figurative) source, origin
  3. (Internet) seeder
    Synonym: seeder
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