siemia

Old Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic сѣмиꙗ (sěmija), from Proto-Slavic *sěmьja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ɕɛmja/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ɕɛmja/

Noun

siemia f

1. (collective) family, immediate family (group of people who are closely related to one another)

   Synonyms: czeladnice, czeladź, dom, naród, przyrodzenie, rodzina, zbór, zebranie

   • 1932-1939 [1422], Jan Fijałek, Władysław Semkowicz, editors, Codex diplomaticus ecclesiae cathedralis necnon dioeceseos Vilnensis. Kodeks dyplomatyczny katedry i diecezji wileńskiej‎^[1], volume I, page 743:

     Damus... eidem capelle... pullam mellis..., quod solvunt... sex familiae vlg. siemie circa flumen Berezyna sedentes

     [Damus... eidem capelle... pullam mellis..., quod solvunt... sex familiae vlg. siemie circa flumen Berezyna sedentes]

Related terms

noun

• sirota

 

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “siemia”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN