-sam

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German -sam, from Old High German -sam, from Proto-West Germanic *-sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, from Proto-Germanic *samaz, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Cognate with English -some and Dutch -zaam. Related also to Old High German samo (“the same”) and sama (“similary”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaːm/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /zam/ (regional; including western Germany)
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Suffix

-sam

  1. Used to form adjectives from verbs, nouns, and other adjectives; expressing similarity or the possession of a quality.
    ‎Tugend (“virtue”) + ‎-sam → ‎tugendsam (“of virtue, virtuous”)
    ‎aufmerken (“to observe”) + ‎-sam → ‎aufmerksam (“observant, attentive”)
    ‎lang (“long, lengthy”) + ‎-sam → ‎langsam (“slow”)
  2. Used to form adjectives from verbs; expressing the ability to undergo some action.
    Synonyms: -bar, -abel
    ‎biegen (“to bend”) + ‎-sam → ‎biegsam (“flexible, bendable”)

Usage notes

  • The suffix is now of very limited productivity at most.

Derived terms

German terms suffixed with -sam

Latin

Suffix

-sam

  1. accusative feminine singular of -sus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse -samr.

Suffix

-sam

  1. used to form adjectives

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -sam

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse -samr, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, a suffix form of *samaz (“same”).

Suffix

-sam

  1. -some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -sam
Derived terms

See also

References

  • -sam in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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