søm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "som"

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse saumr, from sýja (to sew), from Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁- (to sew).

Noun

søm c (singular definite sømmen, plural indefinite sømme)

  1. seam
Inflection
Declension of søm
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative søm sømmen sømme sømmene
genitive søms sømmens sømmes sømmenes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse saumr m.

Noun

søm n (singular definite sømmet, plural indefinite søm)

  1. nail (spike-shaped metal fastener)
    Coordinate term: dykker
  2. (slang) accelerator (of a car)
    Coordinate term: speeder
  3. (slang) money, cash
    Synonyms: gysser, grunker
Inflection
Declension of søm
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative søm sømmet søm sømmene
genitive søms sømmets søms sømmenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse saumr.

Noun

søm m (definite singular sømmen, indefinite plural sømmer, definite plural sømmene)

  1. a seam

Derived terms

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