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Danish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse sam- ( “ together, con- ” ) .
Prefix
sam-
co- , con-
Derived terms
Faroese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse sam- ( “ together, con- ” ) . Related to the adjective samur .
Prefix
sam-
co- , fellow , collective
homo-
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-
co- , fellow , collective
homo-
Derived terms
Lithuanian
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
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Prefix
sám-
( before bilabial stops (p, b) ) denotes a combination or joining of elements : together , co- , con- , syn-
Derived terms
Category Lithuanian terms prefixed with sam- not found
References
^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007 ) “sán- ”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (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
“sam-” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
“sam-” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB ).
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- .
Pronunciation
Prefix
sām-
( literally ) half-
( figuratively ) partially ; incompletely , imperfectly
Derived terms
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
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-
together , con-
Derived terms
Descendants
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse sam- ( “ together, con- ” ) .
Prefix
sam-
together , co- , con-
Antonym: sär-
Derived terms
See also
References
Anagrams
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Prefix
sam- (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ )
Alternative form of sang- , with roots that begin with ⟨b⟩ or ⟨p⟩
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