Soom

soom -soom Limburgish Alternative forms li saom soam Veldeke li Soam Soem ELR alternative spelling forms li Soëm Eupen Etymology li ine-pro *seh₁- sow li gmw-pro *sāmō, from li gem-pro *sēmô, from li ine-pro *séh₁mn̥. Pronunciation li /ˈzɔː˨m/ [ˈzɒː˨m] li /ˈzɔə̯˨m/ East Limburgish-Ripuarian, rare li ɔːm ɔə̯m 1 Noun li noun m plural Soom or Sööm diminutive Söömke li sp-DE seed, grain semen, sperm li derogatory badly-behaved child Usage terms li Soom and li Sood are generally synonyms; some speakers, however, do distinguish the two, with the first referring solely to unsown vegetable seed while the second refers to seed more generally. Related terms li Sood seed li Agriculture Botany Sex Plautdietsch Etymology From pdt gml sôm, from pdt osx sōm, from pdt gmw-pro *saum, from pdt gem-pro *saumaz. More at en seam. Noun pdt noun m plural Seem seam edging fringe hem pdt 1-syllable words Saterland Frisian Etymology stq gem-pro 1 From stq ofs sām, from stq gmw-pro *saum. Cognates include de Saum and fy seam. Pronunciation stq /soːm/ stq Soom stq oːm 1 Noun m Some hem, seam sewn edge of a garment References