"-saam" meaning in Afrikaans

See -saam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Inherited from Dutch -zaam, from Middle Dutch -sam, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, from *samaz (“same”). Cognate with English -some, German -sam, Old Norse -samr. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|af|nl|-zaam|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Dutch -zaam, {{inh+|af|nl|-zaam}} Inherited from Dutch -zaam, {{inh|af|dum|-sam}} Middle Dutch -sam, {{inh|af|odt|-sam}} Old Dutch -sam, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*-samaz}} Proto-Germanic *-samaz, {{cog|en|-some}} English -some, {{cog|de|-sam}} German -sam, {{cog|non|-samr}} Old Norse -samr Head templates: {{head|af|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -saam
  1. Used to form adjectives of the base word's quality; compare English -able, English -some. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--saam-af-suffix-PB~3njqY Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

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