сом

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *somъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

сом • (som) m

1. sheatfish (Silurus glanis)

Declension

Ingush

Etymology

Akin to Chechen стом (stom).

Noun

сом • (som)

1. fruit

Kazakh

Etymology

As a unit of currency, the Turkic root *som literally means pure, implying pure gold.

Adjective

сом • (som)

1. solid, dense
2. pure

Noun

сом • (som)

1. som (national unit of currency in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan)
2. (historical) ruble (under the USSR)

Kyrgyz

Etymology

As a unit of currency, the Turkic root *som literally means pure, implying pure gold.

Noun

сом • (som) (Arabic spelling سوم)

1. som (national unit of currency in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan)
2. (historical) ruble (under the USSR)

Declension

Adjective

сом • (som) (comparative , superlative , Arabic spelling سوم)

1. pure

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *somъ.

Pronunciation

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  (file)

Noun

сом • (som) m (diminutive сомче)

1. catfish

Declension

Derived terms

• сомиште n (somište)

Mongolian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔm/
• Syllabification: сом (1 syllable)

Noun

сом • (som)

1. (dialectal) wooden fermentation bucket

Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *somъ.

Noun

сом • (som) m anim (genitive сома́, nominative plural сомы́, genitive plural сомо́в)

1. catfish, sheatfish

Declension

Related terms

• сомообра́зные pl (somoobráznyje)
  • со́мовые pl (sómovyje)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kyrgyz сом (som), Uzbek сўм (soʻm)/soʻm.

Noun

сом • (som) m inan (genitive со́ма, nominative plural со́мы, genitive plural со́мов)

1. (numismatics) som, so'm

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sôm/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *somъ.

Noun

со̏м m (Latin spelling sȍm)

1. catfish

Declension

Etymology 2

The origins of this term are unclear. Possibly because som (catfish) is a big fish. Others believe it is due to the 1000 dinar banknotes of 1955, on which the person depicted appears to have two fish eyes (instead of welding goggles) on his head.

Noun

со̏м m (Latin spelling sȍm)

1. (colloquial) grand (a thousand of something, especially but not only money)

Southern Altai

Etymology

As a unit of currency, the Turkic root *som literally means pure, implying pure gold.

Noun

сом • (som)

1. statue, contour

Adjective

сом • (som)

1. unbroken

References

• V. verbickij, editor (1884), “сом”, in Slovarʹ Altajskago i Aladagskago narečij tjurkskago jazyka [Altaian and Aladagian language Dictionary], Kazan', →ISBN, page 305
• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “сом”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

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• (file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *somъ.

Noun

сом • (som) m animal (genitive со́ма, nominative plural со́ми, genitive plural со́мів)

1. catfish

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

сом • (som) m inan (genitive со́ма, nominative plural со́ми, genitive plural со́мів)

1. som (currency)

Declension

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сом”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “сом”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “сом”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “сом”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)