kiem

Meaning

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:

Concepts

germ

embryo

bud

seed

embryonic

germinal

nucleus

wheatberry

foetus

Synonyms

embryo

oog

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zaad

zaadkiem

knop

kern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kim/

Etymology

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.