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sam-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sam"

Danish

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Etymology

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

Prefix

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sam-

  1. co-, con-

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Danish terms prefixed with sam-

Faroese

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Etymology

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

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sam-

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

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Faroese terms prefixed with sam-

Garo

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Etymology

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

Classifier

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sam-

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

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

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sam-

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

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Icelandic terms prefixed with sam-

Lithuanian

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Alternative forms

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  • sán- (before dental and velar consonants (t, d, k, g)), są́- (before resonant consonants (r, l, m, n, j, v))

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sam- (“together”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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sám-

  1. (before bilabial stops (p, b)) denotes a combination or joining of elements: together, co-, con-, syn-

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Category Lithuanian terms prefixed with sam- not found

References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “sán-”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego‎[1] (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

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Etymology

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

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sam-

  1. (generally) co-

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Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with sam-

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

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sam-

  1. (generally) co-

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Old English

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Etymology 1

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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-.

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Prefix

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sām-

  2. (literally) half-
  3. (figuratively) partially; incompletely, imperfectly
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Old English terms prefixed with sam- (half)
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  • sām (“half, imperfect”)
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  • Middle English: sam-

Etymology 2

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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”).

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Prefix

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sam-

  2. union, combination, agreement; together, con-
    samheort ― unanimous, "same-hearted"
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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

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sam-

  1. together, con-

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

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sam-

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

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Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Prefix

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sam- (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔)

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

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