sam-

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Danish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sam- (together, con-).

Prefix

sam-

  1. co-, con-

Derived terms

Faroese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sam- (together, con-). Related to the adjective samur.

Prefix

sam-

  1. co-, fellow, collective
  2. homo-

Derived terms

Garo

Etymology

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Classifier

sam-

  1. classifier for bilateral body parts like eyes and ears.

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sam- (together, con-).

Prefix

sam-

  1. co-, fellow, collective
  2. homo-

Derived terms

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

  • 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-

  1. (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

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “sán-”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 532
  2. ^ 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-

  1. (generally) co-

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sam- (together, con-). Related to same.

Prefix

sam-

  1. (generally) co-

Derived terms

References

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-.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Prefix

sām-

  1. (literally) half-
  2. (figuratively) partially; incompletely, imperfectly
Derived terms
  • sām (half, imperfect)
Descendants
  • Middle English: sam-

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-

  1. union, combination, agreement; together, con-
    samheortunanimous, "same-hearted"
Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *samaz (same, alike), from Proto-Indo-European *somHós.

Prefix

sam-

  1. together, con-

Derived terms

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sam- (together, con-).

Prefix

sam-

  1. together, co-, con-
    Antonym: sär-

Derived terms

See also

References

Anagrams

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Prefix

sam- (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of sang-, with roots that begin with ⟨b⟩ or ⟨p⟩

Derived terms

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