FromProto-Finnic*seemen, borrowed fromProto-Baltic*sḗˀmen, fromProto-Indo-European*séh₁mn̥.Doublet ofhieman.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsie̯men/,[ˈs̠ie̞̯me̞n]
• Rhymes:-iemen
• Hyphenation^(key):sie‧men

siemen

1. (botany)seed(fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant)
2. pit(seed inside a fruit; stone or pip inside a fruit)

   Synonym:kivi

3. (horticulture, as modifier)seed,set(small tuber or bulb used for planting)

   siemenperuna ―seed potato / potatoset

4. (dated)Synonym ofsiemenneste(“semen”).
5. (figuratively)element,hint(small but present amount of a quality)

   epäilyksensiemen ―element of doubt

6. (figuratively)germ,seed(origin or earliest version of an idea or project)

• paimen

• “siemen”, inKielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–, retrieved2023-07-03

• mesien,seimen

siemen

1. seed

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