samheiti

Icelandic

Etymology

From sam- (“fellow, collective”) +‎ heiti (“name”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaːm.heiːtɪ/

Noun

samheiti n (genitive singular samheitis, nominative plural samheiti)

  1. a synonym, a word with same meaning as another (abbreviations samh. and sh.)
    Antonym: andheiti

Declension

Declension of samheiti (neuter, based on heiti)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative samheiti samheitið samheiti samheitin
accusative samheiti samheitið samheiti samheitin
dative samheiti samheitinu samheitum samheitunum
genitive samheitis samheitisins samheita samheitanna

Derived terms

  • alþjóðlegt samheiti (“international non-proprietary name”)
  • samheitaorðabók (“thesaurus”)
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