kiem

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. (feminine, masculine) seed, sprout, germ
2. (feminine, figuratively, masculine) beginning, birth
3. (feminine, masculine) germ (pathogen)
4. (feminine, masculine) germ

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of kiemen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of kiemen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of kiemen:

Sînonîm

embryo

oog

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zaad

zaadkiem

knop

kern

Wekî (IPA) tê gotin

/kim/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From Middle Dutch kieme, kyme. Although the word is found as Old Dutch kīmo, it was probably borrowed from Middle Low German kīme, from Old Saxon kīmo because it did not undergo the regular change of -ī- to -ij- (so that *kijm would be expected). Possible influence of Latin cyma is also possible. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kīmô.