samheiti

Icelandic

Etymology

From sam- (“fellow, collective”) +‎ heiti (“name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːm.heiːtɪ/

Noun

samheiti n (genitive singular samheitis, nominative plural samheiti)

1. a synonym, a word with same meaning as another (abbreviations samh. and sh.)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “synonym”): andheiti

Derived terms

• alþjóðlegt samheiti (international non-proprietary name)
• samheitaorðabók (“thesaurus”)