# semente
## Asturian
### Verb

semente
* first-person singular present subjunctive of sementar
* third-person singular present subjunctive of sementar

## Galician
### Etymology 1

Attested since the 13th century. From Latin sēmentis, sēmentem.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /seˈmente/ [s̺eˈmẽn̪.t̪ɪ], /seˈmɛnte/ [s̺eˈmɛ̃n̪.t̪ɪ]
* Rhymes: -ente, -ɛnte

#### Noun

semente f (plural sementes)
* seed (of a plant)
* sowing

##### Derived terms

* sementeira
* sementeiro

##### Related terms

* seme

#### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “semente”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “semente”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “semente”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “semente”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “semente”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* “semente”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

semente
* inflection of sementar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* sementa

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin sēmentem. Compare Sicilian simenza.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /seˈmen.te/
* Rhymes: -ente
* Hyphenation: se‧mén‧te

### Noun

semente f (plural sementi)
* seed (all the seeds of a species destined to inseminate an area of land)
** 2020 September, Antonio Pennacchi, “Capitolo secondo [Second Chapter]”, in La strada del mare (overall work in Italian, Venetan, English, and French), Milan: Mondadori Libri S.p.A., →ISBN, page 217:Pure adesso – quando serve una vanga o una semente, o c’è da far riparare il trattore – la gente non va a Sabaudia, va a Pontinia.Even nowadays, when there's need for a shovel, or a seed, or to fix a tractor, people don't go to Sabaudia: they go to Pontinia.

#### See also

* seme

### Further reading

* semente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Latin
### Noun

sēmente
* ablative singular of sēmentis

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Latin sēmentem, from sēmen (“seed”). Doublet of sêmen / sémen.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /seˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
* (Brazil) IPA: /seˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /seˈmẽ.te/
* (Portugal) IPA: /sɨˈmẽ.tɨ/
* Audio (Brazil):(file)
* Homophone: se mente (Portugal)
* Hyphenation: se‧men‧te

### Noun

semente f (plural sementes)
* seed
* (figurative) source, origin

#### Related terms

* semear
* sementeira