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)
Inflection
| 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)
- nail (spike-shaped metal fastener)
- Coordinate term: dykker
- (slang) accelerator (of a car)
- Coordinate term: speeder
- (slang) money, cash
- Synonyms: gysser, grunker
Inflection
| 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)
- a seam
Derived terms
See also
- saum (Nynorsk)
References
- “søm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.