sesam in Norwegian Bokmål

Forms: sesamen [definite, singular], sesamer [indefinite, plural], sesamene [definite, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Latin sesamum, sesama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”), σησάμη (sēsámē, “sesame plant”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|la|sesamum, sesama}} Latin sesamum, sesama, {{der|nb|grc|σήσαμον||sesame seed}} Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”) Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} sesam m (definite singular sesamen, indefinite plural sesamer, definite plural sesamene)

Inflected forms

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"sesam" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

Inflected forms