sam-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sam"

Danish

Etymology

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

Prefix

sam-

1. co-, con-

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with sam-

Faroese

Etymology

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

Prefix

sam-

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

Derived terms

Faroese terms prefixed with sam-

Garo

Etymology

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

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

Icelandic terms prefixed with sam-

• samfangi
• samhjálp
• sammótun (“homomorphism”)

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”).

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sam- (“together, con-”). Related to samme.

Prefix

sam-

1. (generally) co-

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with sam-

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-

1. (generally) co-

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with sam-

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-.

Alternative forms

• sōm-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑːm/

Prefix

sām-

2. (literally) half-
3. (figuratively) partially; incompletely, imperfectly

Derived terms

Old English terms prefixed with sam- (half)

Related terms

• sām (“half, imperfect”)

Descendants

• Middle English: sam-
  • 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

• IPA^(key): /sɑm/

Prefix

sam-

2. union, combination, agreement; together, con-

   samheort ― unanimous, "same-hearted"

Derived terms

Old English terms prefixed with sam-

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Prefix

sam-

1. together, con-

Derived terms

Old Norse terms prefixed with sam-

Descendants

• Icelandic: sam-
• Faroese: sam-
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sam-
• Norwegian Bokmål: sam-
• Swedish: sam-
• Danish: sam-

Swedish

Etymology

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

Prefix

sam-

1. together, co-, con-

   Antonym: sär-

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with sam-

See also

• samla
• samma
• samman
• sams

References

• sam- in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sam- in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sam- in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• mas

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sam/ [sɐm]
• Syllabification: sam-

Prefix

sam- (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔)

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

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with sam-

Anagrams

• mas