LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sēsamum1

sēsamum n (genitive sēsamī)
Classical[ˈseː.sa.mũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛː.s̬a.mum]

Meaning

  1. sesame

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesēsamumsēsama
genitivesēsamīsēsamōrum
dativesēsamōsēsamīs
accusativesēsamumsēsama
ablativesēsamōsēsamīs
vocativesēsamumsēsama

sēsămum (sīsăm-), i, n., = σήσαμον.
I. Sesame or sesamum, an oily plant, a native of the East, Col. 2, 10, 18; 11, 2, 50; 11, 2, 56; 12, 15, 3; Pall. Sept. 7; id. Oct. 1, 3; Cels. 5, 15; Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 113; Petr. 1 fin.—Collat. form sēsĭma or sē-săma, ae, f., = σησάμη, Col. 2, 7, 1; Plin. 15, 7, 7, § 30; 18, 7, 10, § 49; 18, 10, 22, § 96, and 18, 10, 23, § 98.—*
II. Sesamum silvestre, another name for cici, the palma Christi, castor-oil plant, Plin. 15, 7, 7, § 25.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon).

Descendants
  • Englishsesamefrom Middle English sisamie
  • Englishsesamum

In English words that came into English from sēsamum

  • sesamesīsamum
proper noun · neutersecond declension
Sēsamum2
Sēsamum n sg (genitive Sēsamī)
Classical[ˈseː.sa.mũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛː.s̬a.mum]

Meaning

  1. a town in Paphlagonia, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSēsamum—
genitiveSēsamī—
dativeSēsamō—
accusativeSēsamum—
ablativeSēsamō—
vocativeSēsamum—
locativeSēsamī—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Σήσαμον (Sḗsamon).

Quick answers

What does sēsamum mean in Latin?
sēsamum, a noun, means “sesame”.
What is the genitive of sēsamum?
The genitive singular is sēsamī. sēsamum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce sēsamum?
In classical Latin, [ˈseː.sa.mũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛː.s̬a.mum].