Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːsɑm/, [ˈs̠e̞ːs̠ɑ̝m]
- Rhymes: -eːsɑm
- Syllabification(key): see‧sam
- Hyphenation(key): see‧sam
Etymology 1
Variant of seesami.
Noun
seesam
- alternative spelling of seesami, especially as a modifier in compounds
Declension
| Inflection of seesam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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seesam
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seesamit
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| genitive
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seesamin
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seesamien
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| partitive
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seesamia
|
seesameja
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| illative
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seesamiin
|
seesameihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
seesam
|
seesamit
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| accusative
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nom.
|
seesam
|
seesamit
|
| gen.
|
seesamin
|
| genitive
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seesamin
|
seesamien
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| partitive
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seesamia
|
seesameja
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| inessive
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seesamissa
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seesameissa
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| elative
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seesamista
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seesameista
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| illative
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seesamiin
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seesameihin
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| adessive
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seesamilla
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seesameilla
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| ablative
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seesamilta
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seesameilta
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| allative
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seesamille
|
seesameille
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| essive
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seesamina
|
seesameina
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| translative
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seesamiksi
|
seesameiksi
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| abessive
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seesamitta
|
seesameitta
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| instructive
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—
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seesamein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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seesamini
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seesamini
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| accusative
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nom.
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seesamini
|
seesamini
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| gen.
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seesamini
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| genitive
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seesamini
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seesamieni
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| partitive
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seesamiani
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seesamejani
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| inessive
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seesamissani
|
seesameissani
|
| elative
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seesamistani
|
seesameistani
|
| illative
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seesamiini
|
seesameihini
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| adessive
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seesamillani
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seesameillani
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| ablative
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seesamiltani
|
seesameiltani
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| allative
|
seesamilleni
|
seesameilleni
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| essive
|
seesaminani
|
seesameinani
|
| translative
|
seesamikseni
|
seesameikseni
|
| abessive
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seesamittani
|
seesameittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
seesameineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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seesamisi
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seesamisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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seesamisi
|
seesamisi
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| gen.
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seesamisi
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| genitive
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seesamisi
|
seesamiesi
|
| partitive
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seesamiasi
|
seesamejasi
|
| inessive
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seesamissasi
|
seesameissasi
|
| elative
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seesamistasi
|
seesameistasi
|
| illative
|
seesamiisi
|
seesameihisi
|
| adessive
|
seesamillasi
|
seesameillasi
|
| ablative
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seesamiltasi
|
seesameiltasi
|
| allative
|
seesamillesi
|
seesameillesi
|
| essive
|
seesaminasi
|
seesameinasi
|
| translative
|
seesamiksesi
|
seesameiksesi
|
| abessive
|
seesamittasi
|
seesameittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
seesameinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
seesamimme
|
seesamimme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
seesamimme
|
seesamimme
|
| gen.
|
seesamimme
|
| genitive
|
seesamimme
|
seesamiemme
|
| partitive
|
seesamiamme
|
seesamejamme
|
| inessive
|
seesamissamme
|
seesameissamme
|
| elative
|
seesamistamme
|
seesameistamme
|
| illative
|
seesamiimme
|
seesameihimme
|
| adessive
|
seesamillamme
|
seesameillamme
|
| ablative
|
seesamiltamme
|
seesameiltamme
|
| allative
|
seesamillemme
|
seesameillemme
|
| essive
|
seesaminamme
|
seesameinamme
|
| translative
|
seesamiksemme
|
seesameiksemme
|
| abessive
|
seesamittamme
|
seesameittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
seesameinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
seesaminne
|
seesaminne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
seesaminne
|
seesaminne
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| gen.
|
seesaminne
|
| genitive
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seesaminne
|
seesamienne
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| partitive
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seesamianne
|
seesamejanne
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| inessive
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seesamissanne
|
seesameissanne
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| elative
|
seesamistanne
|
seesameistanne
|
| illative
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seesamiinne
|
seesameihinne
|
| adessive
|
seesamillanne
|
seesameillanne
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| ablative
|
seesamiltanne
|
seesameiltanne
|
| allative
|
seesamillenne
|
seesameillenne
|
| essive
|
seesaminanne
|
seesameinanne
|
| translative
|
seesamiksenne
|
seesameiksenne
|
| abessive
|
seesamittanne
|
seesameittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
seesameinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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seesaminsa
|
seesaminsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
seesaminsa
|
seesaminsa
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| gen.
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seesaminsa
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| genitive
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seesaminsa
|
seesamiensa
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| partitive
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seesamiaan
seesamiansa
|
seesamejaan
seesamejansa
|
| inessive
|
seesamissaan
seesamissansa
|
seesameissaan
seesameissansa
|
| elative
|
seesamistaan
seesamistansa
|
seesameistaan
seesameistansa
|
| illative
|
seesamiinsa
|
seesameihinsa
|
| adessive
|
seesamillaan
seesamillansa
|
seesameillaan
seesameillansa
|
| ablative
|
seesamiltaan
seesamiltansa
|
seesameiltaan
seesameiltansa
|
| allative
|
seesamilleen
seesamillensa
|
seesameilleen
seesameillensa
|
| essive
|
seesaminaan
seesaminansa
|
seesameinaan
seesameinansa
|
| translative
|
seesamikseen
seesamiksensa
|
seesameikseen
seesameiksensa
|
| abessive
|
seesamittaan
seesamittansa
|
seesameittaan
seesameittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
seesameineen
seesameinensa
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Derived terms
- compounds
Etymology 2
From seesam aukene (“open sesame”).
Noun
seesam (archaic)
- open sesame (any successful means of achieving a result)
- Synonyms: taikasana, taikakeino
Tämä oli se seesam, joka avasi tien tytön sydämeen.- This was the open sesame that unlocked the door to the girl's heart.
Declension
| Inflection of seesam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
seesam
|
seesamit
|
| genitive
|
seesamin
|
seesamien
|
| partitive
|
seesamia
|
seesameja
|
| illative
|
seesamiin
|
seesameihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
seesam
|
seesamit
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
seesam
|
seesamit
|
| gen.
|
seesamin
|
| genitive
|
seesamin
|
seesamien
|
| partitive
|
seesamia
|
seesameja
|
| inessive
|
seesamissa
|
seesameissa
|
| elative
|
seesamista
|
seesameista
|
| illative
|
seesamiin
|
seesameihin
|
| adessive
|
seesamilla
|
seesameilla
|
| ablative
|
seesamilta
|
seesameilta
|
| allative
|
seesamille
|
seesameille
|
| essive
|
seesamina
|
seesameina
|
| translative
|
seesamiksi
|
seesameiksi
|
| abessive
|
seesamitta
|
seesameitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
seesamein
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
seesamini
|
seesamini
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
seesamini
|
seesamini
|
| gen.
|
seesamini
|
| genitive
|
seesamini
|
seesamieni
|
| partitive
|
seesamiani
|
seesamejani
|
| inessive
|
seesamissani
|
seesameissani
|
| elative
|
seesamistani
|
seesameistani
|
| illative
|
seesamiini
|
seesameihini
|
| adessive
|
seesamillani
|
seesameillani
|
| ablative
|
seesamiltani
|
seesameiltani
|
| allative
|
seesamilleni
|
seesameilleni
|
| essive
|
seesaminani
|
seesameinani
|
| translative
|
seesamikseni
|
seesameikseni
|
| abessive
|
seesamittani
|
seesameittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
seesameineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
seesamisi
|
seesamisi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
seesamisi
|
seesamisi
|
| gen.
|
seesamisi
|
| genitive
|
seesamisi
|
seesamiesi
|
| partitive
|
seesamiasi
|
seesamejasi
|
| inessive
|
seesamissasi
|
seesameissasi
|
| elative
|
seesamistasi
|
seesameistasi
|
| illative
|
seesamiisi
|
seesameihisi
|
| adessive
|
seesamillasi
|
seesameillasi
|
| ablative
|
seesamiltasi
|
seesameiltasi
|
| allative
|
seesamillesi
|
seesameillesi
|
| essive
|
seesaminasi
|
seesameinasi
|
| translative
|
seesamiksesi
|
seesameiksesi
|
| abessive
|
seesamittasi
|
seesameittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
seesameinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
seesamimme
|
seesamimme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
seesamimme
|
seesamimme
|
| gen.
|
seesamimme
|
| genitive
|
seesamimme
|
seesamiemme
|
| partitive
|
seesamiamme
|
seesamejamme
|
| inessive
|
seesamissamme
|
seesameissamme
|
| elative
|
seesamistamme
|
seesameistamme
|
| illative
|
seesamiimme
|
seesameihimme
|
| adessive
|
seesamillamme
|
seesameillamme
|
| ablative
|
seesamiltamme
|
seesameiltamme
|
| allative
|
seesamillemme
|
seesameillemme
|
| essive
|
seesaminamme
|
seesameinamme
|
| translative
|
seesamiksemme
|
seesameiksemme
|
| abessive
|
seesamittamme
|
seesameittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
seesameinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
seesaminne
|
seesaminne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
seesaminne
|
seesaminne
|
| gen.
|
seesaminne
|
| genitive
|
seesaminne
|
seesamienne
|
| partitive
|
seesamianne
|
seesamejanne
|
| inessive
|
seesamissanne
|
seesameissanne
|
| elative
|
seesamistanne
|
seesameistanne
|
| illative
|
seesamiinne
|
seesameihinne
|
| adessive
|
seesamillanne
|
seesameillanne
|
| ablative
|
seesamiltanne
|
seesameiltanne
|
| allative
|
seesamillenne
|
seesameillenne
|
| essive
|
seesaminanne
|
seesameinanne
|
| translative
|
seesamiksenne
|
seesameiksenne
|
| abessive
|
seesamittanne
|
seesameittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
seesameinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
seesaminsa
|
seesaminsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
seesaminsa
|
seesaminsa
|
| gen.
|
seesaminsa
|
| genitive
|
seesaminsa
|
seesamiensa
|
| partitive
|
seesamiaan
seesamiansa
|
seesamejaan
seesamejansa
|
| inessive
|
seesamissaan
seesamissansa
|
seesameissaan
seesameissansa
|
| elative
|
seesamistaan
seesamistansa
|
seesameistaan
seesameistansa
|
| illative
|
seesamiinsa
|
seesameihinsa
|
| adessive
|
seesamillaan
seesamillansa
|
seesameillaan
seesameillansa
|
| ablative
|
seesamiltaan
seesamiltansa
|
seesameiltaan
seesameiltansa
|
| allative
|
seesamilleen
seesamillensa
|
seesameilleen
seesameillensa
|
| essive
|
seesaminaan
seesaminansa
|
seesameinaan
seesameinansa
|
| translative
|
seesamikseen
seesamiksensa
|
seesameikseen
seesameiksensa
|
| abessive
|
seesamittaan
seesamittansa
|
seesameittaan
seesameittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
seesameineen
seesameinensa
|
|