"semen" meaning in Latin

See semen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈseː.men/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈs̠eːmɛn] [Classical-Latin], /ˈse.men/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈsɛːmen] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *sēmən, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥ (“seed”). Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*sēmən}} Proto-Italic *sēmən, {{der|la|ine-pro|*séh₁mn̥||seed}} Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥ (“seed”) Head templates: {{la-noun|sēmen<3>}} sēmen n (genitive sēminis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|sēmen<3>}} Forms: sēmen [canonical, neuter], sēminis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], sēmen [nominative, singular], sēmina [nominative, plural], sēminis [genitive, singular], sēminum [genitive, plural], sēminī [dative, singular], sēminibus [dative, plural], sēmen [accusative, singular], sēmina [accusative, plural], sēmine [ablative, singular], sēminibus [ablative, plural], sēmen [singular, vocative], sēmina [plural, vocative]
  1. seed (of plants) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-semen-la-noun-goZIbi~V
  2. semen Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-semen-la-noun-LDLBVs8a
  3. graft Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-semen-la-noun-TnYumQPu Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 6 2 32 26 25 9
  4. offspring Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-semen-la-noun-bPXuCc6h
  5. cause Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-semen-la-noun-an7x7Z8V Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 8 6 22 20 32 11
  6. (poetic) seed (of the elements of other bodies (of fire, water, stones, etc.)) Tags: declension-3, poetic Categories (topical): Bodily fluids, Sex
    Sense id: en-semen-la-noun-hPknM26M Disambiguation of Bodily fluids: 4 3 28 10 15 41 Disambiguation of Sex: 3 3 21 30 6 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sēmentifer, sēmentis, sēminālia, sēminālis, sēminārium, sēminārius, sēminātiō, sēminātor, sēminium, sēminiverbius, sēminō, sēminōsus
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          "english": "To scatter seed by hand.",
          "text": "Sēmen manū spargere.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "“First [it was] I [who] scattered new seeds throughout countless nations!\nPreviously the earth was of [but] one color.”\n(The poetic voice is that of Flora (mythology).)",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.221–222",
          "roman": "ūnīus tellūs ante colōris erat.’",
          "text": "‘prīma per immēnsās sparsī nova sēmina gentēs!"
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        {
          "english": "and the seeds of fire roll from the clouds.",
          "ref": "c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 6",
          "text": "et ignis sēmina convolvunt ē nūbibus."
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    {
      "form": "sēminibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sēmen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sēmina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sēmen<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "sēmen n (genitive sēminis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sēmen<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Latin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "To scatter seed by hand.",
          "text": "Sēmen manū spargere.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "“First [it was] I [who] scattered new seeds throughout countless nations!\nPreviously the earth was of [but] one color.”\n(The poetic voice is that of Flora (mythology).)",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.221–222",
          "roman": "ūnīus tellūs ante colōris erat.’",
          "text": "‘prīma per immēnsās sparsī nova sēmina gentēs!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seed (of plants)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seed",
          "seed"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "semen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "semen",
          "#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "graft"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "graft",
          "graft"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "offspring"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "offspring",
          "offspring"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cause"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms",
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "and the seeds of fire roll from the clouds.",
          "ref": "c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 6",
          "text": "et ignis sēmina convolvunt ē nūbibus."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seed (of the elements of other bodies (of fire, water, stones, etc.))"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seed",
          "seed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) seed (of the elements of other bodies (of fire, water, stones, etc.))"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseː.men/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈs̠eːmɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈse.men/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsɛːmen]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "la:semen"
  ],
  "word": "semen"
}

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