-sam
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sam"
German
Etymology
From Old High German -sam, from samo (“the same”) and also sama (“similary”). From Proto-Germanic *samaz, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Cognate with English -some and Dutch -zaam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaːm/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /zam/ (regional; including western Germany)
Suffix
-sam
- Used to form adjectives from verbs, nouns, and other adjectives; expressing similarity or the possession of a quality.
- Tugend (“virtue”) + -sam → tugendsam (“of virtue, virtuous”)
- aufmerken (“to observe”) + -sam → aufmerksam (“observant, attentive”)
- lang (“long, lengthy”) + -sam → langsam (“slow”)
- Used to form adjectives from verbs; expressing the ability to undergo some action.
Usage notes
- The suffix is now of very limited productivity at most.
Derived terms
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Latin
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse -samr
Suffix
-sam
- used to form adjectives
Derived terms
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Swedish
Derived terms
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