samt
See also: Samt
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German sament, samt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /samt/, [sɑmd̥]
Conjunction
samt
Synonyms
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German sament, Old High German samant, ultimately from the root of sammeln. Compare Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌸 (samaþ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zamt/ (prescriptive standard)
- IPA(key): /sɑmt/ (Austria)
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Preposition
samt [with dative]
- together with
- Synonyms: nebst, einschließlich, mitsamt
- samt Kind und Kegel ― together with the whole family
Derived terms
Adverb
samt
- only used in samt und sonders
Further reading
Icelandic
Etymology 1
Adverb
samt
Derived terms
Further reading
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “samt”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Etymology 2
Pronoun
samt
- nominative/accusative neuter singular of samur (“the same (usually in negative expressions)”)
Middle Low German
Conjunction
samt
- alternative form of sament
Descendants
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German sament, samt.
Conjunction
samt
- and, and also, plus, as well as
Usage notes
Basically the same as "and"; but the two are not always entirely interchangeable.
Synonyms
References
- “samt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old Norse
Adjective
samt
- strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of samr (“same”)
Adverb
samt (not comparable)
See also
Determiner
samt (masculine samr, feminine sǫm)
- neuter nominative/accusative singular of samr (“same”)
Participle
samt
- strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of samdr
Verb
samt
- supine of semja
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “samt”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
Swedish
Alternative forms
- ſamt (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Low German sament, samt (“together with”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /samt/
Audio: (file)
Conjunction
samt
- and, and also, plus, as well as
- herr och fru Andersson samt herr och fru Bertilsson
- Mr and Mrs Andersson and Mr and Mrs Bertilsson
- ko och tjur, höna och tupp samt tacka och bagge
- cow and bull, hen and cock, plus ewe and ram
- förekommer i södra Sverige samt Danmark
- is found in southern Sweden as well as Denmark
- (nonstandard) synonym of och (“and”)
- Vatten är en förening av väte samt syre.
- Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
Usage notes
- In a list of pairs, samt is the more (och the less) important conjunction.
- It can sometimes be perceived as a higher register alternative to och (“and”), although this usage is often considered nonstandard.