"-sam" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [German]

IPA: /zaːm/, /zam/ Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--sam.wav
Etymology: From Middle High German -sam, from Old High German -sam, from Proto-West Germanic *-sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, from Proto-Germanic *samaz, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Cognate with English -some and Dutch -zaam. Related also to Old High German samo (“the same”) and sama (“similary”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|-sam}} Middle High German -sam, {{inh|de|goh|-sam}} Old High German -sam, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*-sam}} Proto-West Germanic *-sam, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*-samaz}} Proto-Germanic *-samaz, {{der|de|gem-pro|*samaz}} Proto-Germanic *samaz, {{der|de|ine-pro|*somHós}} Proto-Indo-European *somHós, {{cog|en|-some}} English -some, {{cog|nl|-zaam}} Dutch -zaam, {{cog|goh|samo|t=the same}} Old High German samo (“the same”), {{m|goh|sama|t=similary}} sama (“similary”) Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -sam
  1. Used to form adjectives from verbs, nouns, and other adjectives; expressing similarity or the possession of a quality. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--sam-de-suffix-v806MSfH Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 61 39
  2. Used to form adjectives from verbs; expressing the ability to undergo some action. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -bar, -abel
    Sense id: en--sam-de-suffix-vKKdqMKI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: einfügsam, erholsam, gehorsam, gelehrsam, lenksam, seltsam, tugendsam, vergnügsam

Suffix [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|suffix form}} -sam
  1. accusative feminine singular of -sus Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, morpheme, singular Form of: -sus
    Sense id: en--sam-la-suffix-payEexHH Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Etymology: From Old Norse -samr. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|non|-samr}} Old Norse -samr Head templates: {{head|nn|suffix}} -sam
  1. used to form adjectives Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--sam-nn-suffix-tpGKR4ue Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Proto-West Germanic]

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *-samaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmw-pro|gem-pro|*-samaz}} Proto-Germanic *-samaz Head templates: {{head|gmw-pro|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} *-sam Inflection templates: {{gmw-infl-adj}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -sam [masculine, nominative, singular], -samu [feminine, nominative, singular], -sam [neuter, nominative, singular], -samanā [accusative, masculine, singular], -samā [accusative, feminine, singular], -sam [accusative, neuter, singular], -samas [genitive, masculine, singular], -sameʀā [feminine, genitive, singular], -samas [genitive, neuter, singular], -samumē [dative, masculine, singular], -sameʀē [dative, feminine, singular], -samumē [dative, neuter, singular], -samu [instrumental, masculine, singular], -sameʀu [feminine, instrumental, singular], -samu [instrumental, neuter, singular], -samē [masculine, nominative, plural], -samō [feminine, nominative, plural], -samu [neuter, nominative, plural], -samā [accusative, masculine, plural], -samā [accusative, feminine, plural], -samu [accusative, neuter, plural], -sameʀō [genitive, masculine, plural], -sameʀō [feminine, genitive, plural], -sameʀō [genitive, neuter, plural], -samēm [dative, masculine, plural], -samum [dative, masculine, plural], -samēm [dative, feminine, plural], -samum [dative, feminine, plural], -samēm [dative, neuter, plural], -samum [dative, neuter, plural], -samēm [instrumental, masculine, plural], -samum [instrumental, masculine, plural], -samēm [feminine, instrumental, plural], -samum [feminine, instrumental, plural], -samēm [instrumental, neuter, plural], -samum [instrumental, neuter, plural]
  1. -some. Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives expressing similarity or the possession of a quality. Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en--sam-gmw-pro-suffix-REIRfsFe Categories (other): Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Swedish]

Etymology: From Old Norse -samr, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, a suffix form of *samaz (“same”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|-samr}} Old Norse -samr, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*-samaz}} Proto-Germanic *-samaz, {{m|gem-pro|*samaz|t=same}} *samaz (“same”) Head templates: {{head|sv|suffix}} -sam
  1. -some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns Tags: morpheme Related terms: -lig, sam-

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "einfügsam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "erholsam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "gehorsam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "gelehrsam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "lenksam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "seltsam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "tugendsam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "vergnügsam"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "-sam"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German -sam",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-sam",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "3": "*-samaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-samaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*samaz"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *samaz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "3": "*somHós"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *somHós",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-some"
      },
      "expansion": "English -some",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-zaam"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch -zaam",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "samo",
        "t": "the same"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German samo (“the same”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "sama",
        "t": "similary"
      },
      "expansion": "sama (“similary”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German -sam, from Old High German -sam, from Proto-West Germanic *-sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, from Proto-Germanic *samaz, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Cognate with English -some and Dutch -zaam. Related also to Old High German samo (“the same”) and sama (“similary”).",
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        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "adjective-forming suffixes"
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        {
          "_dis": "61 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Tugend (“virtue”) + -sam → tugendsam (“of virtue, virtuous”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "aufmerken (“to observe”) + -sam → aufmerksam (“observant, attentive”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "lang (“long, lengthy”) + -sam → langsam (“slow”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form adjectives from verbs, nouns, and other adjectives; expressing similarity or the possession of a quality."
      ],
      "id": "en--sam-de-suffix-v806MSfH",
      "links": [
        [
          "adjective",
          "adjective#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "biegen (“to bend”) + -sam → biegsam (“flexible, bendable”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form adjectives from verbs; expressing the ability to undergo some action."
      ],
      "id": "en--sam-de-suffix-vKKdqMKI",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-bar"
        },
        {
          "word": "-abel"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zaːm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zam/"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-sam"
}

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "suffix form"
      },
      "expansion": "-sam",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-sus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "accusative feminine singular of -sus"
      ],
      "id": "en--sam-la-suffix-payEexHH",
      "links": [
        [
          "-sus",
          "-sus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "morpheme",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-sam"
}

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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "non",
        "3": "-samr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -samr",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse -samr.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-sam",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to form adjectives"
      ],
      "id": "en--sam-nn-suffix-tpGKR4ue",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-sam"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "-samr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -samr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-samaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-samaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*samaz",
        "t": "same"
      },
      "expansion": "*samaz (“same”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse -samr, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, a suffix form of *samaz (“same”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-sam",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "arbetsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "återhållsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "betänksam"
        },
        {
          "word": "blygsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "eftertänksam"
        },
        {
          "word": "fridsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "fruktsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "hälsosam"
        },
        {
          "word": "hörsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "inställsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "missunnsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "mödosam"
        },
        {
          "word": "nogsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "obetänksam"
        },
        {
          "word": "ofruktsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "ohörsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "sällsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "skyndsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "smärtsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "sparsam"
        },
        {
          "word": "varsam"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns"
      ],
      "id": "en--sam-sv-suffix-rSR5oo2W",
      "links": [
        [
          "-some",
          "-some"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-lig"
        },
        {
          "word": "sam-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-sam"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "-sum"
          },
          "expansion": "Old English: -sum\nMiddle English: -sum, -som, -some\nEnglish: -some\nScots: -some",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old English: -sum\nMiddle English: -sum, -som, -some\nEnglish: -some\nScots: -some"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ofs",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Frisian: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Frisian: -sam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "stq",
            "2": "-soam"
          },
          "expansion": "Saterland Frisian: -soam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Saterland Frisian: -soam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fy",
            "2": "-sum"
          },
          "expansion": "West Frisian: -sum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "West Frisian: -sum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "osx",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Saxon: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Saxon: -sam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gml",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Low German: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Low German: -sam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nds-de",
            "2": "-saam"
          },
          "expansion": "German Low German: -saam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German Low German: -saam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "odt",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Dutch: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Dutch: -sam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dum",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Dutch: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Dutch: -sam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "-zaam"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: -zaam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: -zaam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "Old High German: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German: -sam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmh",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle High German: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle High German: -sam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "German: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: -sam"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-samaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-samaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *-samaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmw-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sam",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sam",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samanā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sam",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sameʀā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samumē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sameʀē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samumē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sameʀu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sameʀō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sameʀō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sameʀō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "adjective-forming suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "*-sam",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "gmw-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-sam",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-some. Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives expressing similarity or the possession of a quality."
      ],
      "id": "en--sam-gmw-pro-suffix-REIRfsFe",
      "links": [
        [
          "-some",
          "-some"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-sam"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "German 1-syllable words",
    "German adjective-forming suffixes",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German suffixes",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "einfügsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "erholsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "gehorsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "gelehrsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "lenksam"
    },
    {
      "word": "seltsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "tugendsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "vergnügsam"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "-sam"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German -sam",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "-sam"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German -sam",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*-sam"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-sam",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-samaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-samaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*samaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *samaz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*somHós"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *somHós",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-some"
      },
      "expansion": "English -some",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-zaam"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch -zaam",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "samo",
        "t": "the same"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German samo (“the same”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "sama",
        "t": "similary"
      },
      "expansion": "sama (“similary”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German -sam, from Old High German -sam, from Proto-West Germanic *-sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, from Proto-Germanic *samaz, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Cognate with English -some and Dutch -zaam. Related also to Old High German samo (“the same”) and sama (“similary”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "adjective-forming suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "-sam",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Tugend (“virtue”) + -sam → tugendsam (“of virtue, virtuous”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "aufmerken (“to observe”) + -sam → aufmerksam (“observant, attentive”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "lang (“long, lengthy”) + -sam → langsam (“slow”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form adjectives from verbs, nouns, and other adjectives; expressing similarity or the possession of a quality."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adjective",
          "adjective#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "biegen (“to bend”) + -sam → biegsam (“flexible, bendable”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form adjectives from verbs; expressing the ability to undergo some action."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-bar"
        },
        {
          "word": "-abel"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zaːm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zam/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--sam.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bd/LL-Q188_%28deu%29-Frank_C._M%C3%BCller--sam.wav/LL-Q188_%28deu%29-Frank_C._M%C3%BCller--sam.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bd/LL-Q188_%28deu%29-Frank_C._M%C3%BCller--sam.wav/LL-Q188_%28deu%29-Frank_C._M%C3%BCller--sam.wav.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-sam"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "suffix form"
      },
      "expansion": "-sam",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin non-lemma forms",
        "Latin suffix forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-sus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "accusative feminine singular of -sus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-sus",
          "-sus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "morpheme",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-sam"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "-samr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -samr",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse -samr.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-sam",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk suffixes",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to form adjectives"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-sam"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "-sum"
          },
          "expansion": "Old English: -sum\nMiddle English: -sum, -som, -some\nEnglish: -some\nScots: -some",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old English: -sum\nMiddle English: -sum, -som, -some\nEnglish: -some\nScots: -some"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ofs",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Frisian: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Frisian: -sam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "stq",
            "2": "-soam"
          },
          "expansion": "Saterland Frisian: -soam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Saterland Frisian: -soam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fy",
            "2": "-sum"
          },
          "expansion": "West Frisian: -sum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "West Frisian: -sum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "osx",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Saxon: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Saxon: -sam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gml",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Low German: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Low German: -sam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nds-de",
            "2": "-saam"
          },
          "expansion": "German Low German: -saam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German Low German: -saam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "odt",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Dutch: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Dutch: -sam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dum",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Dutch: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Dutch: -sam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "-zaam"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: -zaam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: -zaam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "Old High German: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German: -sam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmh",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle High German: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle High German: -sam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "-sam"
          },
          "expansion": "German: -sam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: -sam"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-samaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-samaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *-samaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmw-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sam",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sam",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samanā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sam",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sameʀā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samumē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sameʀē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samumē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sameʀu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sameʀō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sameʀō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-sameʀō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samēm",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-samum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "adjective-forming suffixes"
      },
      "expansion": "*-sam",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "gmw-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-sam",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Proto-West Germanic a-stem adjectives",
        "Proto-West Germanic adjective-forming suffixes",
        "Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-West Germanic lemmas",
        "Proto-West Germanic suffixes",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-some. Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives expressing similarity or the possession of a quality."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-some",
          "-some"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-sam"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "arbetsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "återhållsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "betänksam"
    },
    {
      "word": "blygsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "eftertänksam"
    },
    {
      "word": "fridsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "fruktsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "hälsosam"
    },
    {
      "word": "hörsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "inställsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "missunnsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "mödosam"
    },
    {
      "word": "nogsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "obetänksam"
    },
    {
      "word": "ofruktsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "ohörsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "sällsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "skyndsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "smärtsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "sparsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "varsam"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "-samr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -samr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-samaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-samaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*samaz",
        "t": "same"
      },
      "expansion": "*samaz (“same”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse -samr, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, a suffix form of *samaz (“same”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-sam",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-lig"
    },
    {
      "word": "sam-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish suffixes",
        "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-some",
          "-some"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-sam"
}

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