German

Noun

Sesam m ‎(genitive Sesams, no plural)

1. sesame

Related terms

• Sesam öffne dich

Dutch

Noun

sesam m ‎(plural sesams, diminutive sesammetje n)

1. sesame, plant

sesam m ‎(uncountable)

1. sesame, seeds

Synonyms

• (seed): sesamzaad

Faroese

sesamfræ

Etymology

From Latin sīsamum, variant of sēsama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον ‎(sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), from Old Aramaic שושמא ‎(šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא ‎(šumššemā), from Akkadian (Assyrian) [script needed] ‎(šamaššammū)[script needed], [script needed] ‎(šamaššammi)[script needed], literally ‘oil plant’, compound of [script needed] ‎(šaman, “oil”)[script needed] and [script needed] ‎(šammu, “plant”)[script needed].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːsam/

Noun

sesam n (genitive singular sesams, uncountable)

1. sesame

Declension

Derived terms

• sesamfræ

Finnish

Noun

sesam

1. (archaic) Alternative spelling of seesam

Declension

Volapük

Noun

sesam ‎(plural sesams)

1. sesame

Declension