sam-

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

sam-

1. co-, con-

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

sam-

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

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sam-

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

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

sam-

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

• samfangi
• samhjálp
• sammótun (“homomorphism”)

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

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

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sám-

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

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

sam-

1. (generally) co-

• “sam-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sam-” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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

sam-

1. (generally) co-

• “sam-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-West Germanic *sāmi-, from Proto-Germanic *sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi-. Cognate with Old Saxon sām-, Old High German sāmi-. Compare semi-.

Since the i-umlaut of /ɑ̃:/ is /e:/ and unstressed short high vowels were lost after a heavy syllable, the expected outcome would have been *sēm- (sometimes *sem-; see below). Two developments interfered. First, lack of i-umlaut shows that the final *-i was replaced with *-a in this prefix, perhaps by analogy with its synonym *halba- (later healf-). Second, the root vowel shows shortening, since without i-umlaut the regular outcome of /ɑ̃:/ is /o:/.

In most compounds of sam- this shortening is expected, since a prehistoric sound change shortened long vowels before (1) clusters of three consonants, (2) two consonants plus two syllables, or (3) geminates. This shortening could have been eliminated by analogy in many cases (there is no way to know how often, as Old English manuscripts do not normally mark vowel length), but it was apparently maintained in sam-.

• IPA^(key): /sɑm/

sam-

1. (literally) half-
2. (figuratively) partially

• Middle English: sam-
  • English: 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”).

• IPA^(key): /sɑm/

sam-

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

   samheort ― unanimous, "same-hearted"

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

sam-

1. together, con-

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

sam-

1. together, co-, con-

   Antonym: sär-

• samla
• samma
• samman
• sams

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

• mas

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

sam- (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔)

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

• mas