sam-
Danish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse sam- (“together, con-”).
Prefix
sam-
Derived terms
Faroese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse sam- (“together, con-”). Related to the adjective samur.
Prefix
sam-
Derived terms
Garo
Etymology
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Classifier
sam-
- classifier for bilateral body parts like eyes and ears.
Icelandic
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse sam- (“together, con-”).
Prefix
sam-
Derived terms
- samfangi
- samhjálp
- sammótun (“homomorphism”)
Lithuanian
Alternative forms
- sán- (before dental and velar consonants (t, d, k, g)), są́- (before resonant consonants (r, l, m, n, j, v))
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sam- (“together”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Prefix
sám-
- (before bilabial stops (p, b)) denotes a combination or joining of elements: together, co-, con-, syn-
Derived terms
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “sán-”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 532
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “sam”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 388
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse sam- (“together, con-”). Related to samme.
Prefix
sam-
- (generally) co-
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse sam- (“together, con-”). Related to same.
Prefix
sam-
- (generally) co-
Derived terms
References
- “sam-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *sām-, a variant of Proto-West Germanic *sāmi-, from Proto-Germanic *sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi-. Cognate with Old Saxon sām-, Old High German sāmi-. Compare English semi-.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑːm/
Prefix
sām-
- (literally) half-
- (figuratively) partially; incompletely, imperfectly
Derived terms
Related terms
- sām (“half, imperfect”)
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *sam, from Proto-Germanic *samaz (“together”), from Proto-Indo-European *somHós (“same”), Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, together”). Compare Old English samen (“together”), Old English same (“manner, similitude”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑm/
Prefix
sam-
- union, combination, agreement; together, con-
- samheort ― unanimous, "same-hearted"
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same, alike”), from Proto-Indo-European *somHós.
Prefix
sam-
Derived terms
Descendants
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse sam- (“together, con-”).
Prefix
sam-
Derived terms
See also
References
- sam- in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sam- in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sam- in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sam/ [sɐm]
- Syllabification: sam-
Prefix
sam- (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔)