sämig

• seimig (archaic)

Central and Low German form which (since the 19th c.) has displaced the slightly earlier seimig (18th c.). Equivalent to archaic Seim (“viscous liquid”, especially “syrup, honey”) +‎ -ig. The spelling with -ä- (instead of -e-) could represent West Central German dialects, but is more probably analogous with adjectives in -ig showing umlaut of -a-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛːmɪç/ (standard, in practice especially central-western Germany)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈzeːmɪç/ (common form in northern and eastern Germany)
• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛːmɪk/ (common form in Switzerland, south-western Germany, and parts of Bavaria)
• IPA^(key): /ˈzeːmɪk/ (common form in Austria and parts of Bavaria)

sämig (strong nominative masculine singular sämiger, comparative sämiger, superlative am sämigsten)

1. (cooking, of soups and sauces) viscous as a result of long cooking or the addition of a thickening agent
2. (otherwise rare) viscous, thick

   Synonyms: dickflüssig, dick

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