sejm

See also: Sejm

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish sejm.

Noun

sejm (plural sejms)

  1. A political assembly or committee in Poland and the surrounding areas.

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish sejm, from Proto-Slavic *sъjьmъ, from *sъ- (“from, with”), *jęti (“to take”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛjm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛjm
  • Syllabification: sejm
  • Homophone: Sejm

Noun

sejm m inan

  1. (politics) parliament
    Synonym: parlament

Declension
Declension of sejm
singular plural
nominative sejm sejmy
genitive sejmu sejmów
dative sejmowi sejmom
accusative sejm sejmy
instrumental sejmem sejmami
locative sejmie sejmach
vocative sejmie sejmy

Derived terms
nouns
  • Sejm
  • sejm niemy
  • sejm walny

Further reading
  • sejm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sejm in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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