zåmm-

Bavarian

Etymology

zåmm in compounds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥sɔm/
• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥sɒ̃m/ (East Central, Vienna)

Prefix

zåmm-

1. Separable verb prefix that indicates togetherness and company; together

   ‎zåmm- + ‎hockn (“to sit”) → ‎zåmmhockn (“to sit together”)

   ‎zåmm- + ‎wohna (“to live, to reside”) → ‎zåmmwohna (“to live together”)

2. Separable verb prefix that indicates combining, joining; together

   ‎zåmm- + ‎mischn (“to mix”) → ‎zåmmmischn (“to mix together”)

   ‎zåmm- + ‎pickn (“to glue”) → ‎zåmmpickn (“to glue together”)

   ‎zåmm- + ‎redn (“to talk”) → ‎si zåmmredn (“to discuss a matter (literally, "to talk together")”)

3. Separable verb prefix that indicates congruence; together

   ‎zåmm- + ‎passn (“to fit”) → ‎zåmmpassn (“to fit together, to match”)

4. Separable verb prefix that indicates collecting, piling, heaping up:
   1. Indicates collecting, piling; up

      ‎zåmm- + ‎klaubn (“to pick up”) → ‎zåmmklaubn (“to gather up”)

      ‎zåmm- + ‎zöhn (“to count”) → ‎zåmmzöhn (“to count up”)

      ‎zåmm- + ‎schreibn (“to write”) → ‎zåmmschreibn (“to write up, to compile”)

   2. Indicates a large quantity of something; often derogatory

      ‎zåmm- + ‎scheißn (“to shit”) → ‎zåmmscheißn (“to shit in large quantities”)

      ‎zåmm- + ‎fressn (“to stuff oneself”) → ‎zåmmfressn (“to eat in large quantities, to gorge on food”)

5. Separable verb prefix that indicates incompetence, low quality, foolishness; usually derogatory

   ‎zåmm- + ‎schreibn (“to write”) → ‎zåmmschreibn (“to write up something of low quality, to dash off”)

   ‎zåmm- + ‎schuastern (“to cobble”) → ‎zåmmschuastern (“to cobble together”)

   ‎zåmm- + ‎draman (“to dream”) → ‎zåmmdraman (“to dream something up”)

   ‎zåmm- + ‎redn (“to talk”) → ‎zåmmredn (“to talk nonsense”)

6. Separable verb prefix that indicates reduction of size; up

   ‎zåmm- + ‎roin (“to roll”) → ‎zåmmroin (“to roll up, to coil up, to curl up”)

   ‎zåmm- + ‎foitn (“to fold”) → ‎zåmmfoitn (“to fold up”)

   ‎zåmm- + ‎schneidn (“to cut”) → ‎zåmmschneidn (“to cut up”)

   ‎zåmm- + ‎essn (“to eat”) → ‎zåmmessn (“to eat up”)

7. Separable verb prefix that indicates destruction:
   1. Indicates the collapse of a structure or a person; down

      ‎zåmm- + ‎foin (“to fall”) → ‎zåmmfoin (“to fall down, to collapse”)

      ‎zåmm- + ‎brecha (“to break”) → ‎zåmmbrecha (“to break down, to collapse”)

   2. Indicates a destructive motion against an object (literally only) or a person (both literally and figuratively)

      ‎zåmm- + ‎haun (“to beat”) → ‎zåmmhaun (“to beat up a person”)

      ‎zåmm- + ‎haun (“to beat”) → ‎zåmmhaun (“to smash, to break an object”)

      ‎zåmm- + ‎fiarn (“to drive someone”) → ‎zåmmfiarn (“to drive over someone”)

      ‎zåmm- + ‎scheißn (“to shit”) → ‎zåmmscheißn (“to give someone shit, to bollock someone”)

Derived terms

Bavarian terms prefixed with zåmm-