zaad

Meaning

1. (neuter) plant seed, either natural or for agri- or horticultural use
2. (neuter) sperm, semen
3. (neuter) a figurative seed, germ, modest start

Concepts

seed

sperm

semen

offspring

jissom

jizz

pip

fruit

germ

grain

granule

speck

spunk

cum

seminal

spawn

issue

Synonyms

sperma

kiem

oog

👁️

pit

zaadkiem

afval

kaf

korrel

kroost

nakomelingschap

zaadkorrel

stokje

stam

zaadgoed

zaaisel

zaaizaad

stok

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zaːt/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch saet, from Old Dutch *sāt, from Proto-West Germanic *sād, from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz. Equivalent to zaaien (“to sow”) + -d (“verbal noun”). Compare Low German Saad, German Saat, West Frisian sied, English seed, Danish sæd.