"sachem" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈsaː.xəm/ Forms: sachems [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English sachem, from an Algonquian language. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|en|sachem}} English sachem Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|-}} sachem m (plural sachems)
  1. sachem, Native American chief Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sachem-nl-noun-qFXTxfMr Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈseɪt͡ʃəm/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsæt͡ʃəm/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: sachems [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Narragansett sachem; compare Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”) and Unami sakima (“chief”), all ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa. Doublet of sagamore. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|xnt|sachem|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Narragansett sachem, {{bor+|en|xnt|sachem}} Borrowed from Narragansett sachem, {{cog|mic|saqamaw|t=chief}} Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”), {{cog|unm|sakima|t=chief}} Unami sakima (“chief”), {{der|en|alg-pro|*sa·kima·wa}} Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa, {{doublet|en|sagamore}} Doublet of sagamore Head templates: {{en-noun}} sachem (plural sachems)
  1. A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians; a sagamore. Tags: US, historical
    Sense id: en-sachem-en-noun-Wfsyq~pC Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of American English: 75 1 3 21 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 1 4 29
  2. (informal)
    A boss, a leader.
    Tags: US, historical, informal Synonyms: boss
    Sense id: en-sachem-en-noun-ny~MbGjI
  3. (informal)
    (archaic) An eminent member of a group, or an eminent person in society; a sagamore.
    Tags: US, archaic, historical, informal
    Sense id: en-sachem-en-noun-jJ7ySJP3
  4. (politics) A high-ranking officer of the Tammany Hall political organization. Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-sachem-en-noun-QgxV2gCv Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sachemdom, sachemic, sachemship Related terms: sagamore, sagamoreship

Noun [French]

Forms: sachems [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} sachem m (plural sachems)
  1. sachem Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sachem-fr-noun-f3thMvB~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Galician]

Head templates: {{head|gl|verb form}} sachem
  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of sachar: Tags: form-of Form of: sachar
    Sense id: en-sachem-gl-verb-f80An~W0
  2. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of sachar: Tags: form-of, plural, present, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-sachem-gl-verb-3L3nlX-5 Categories (other): Galician entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Galician entries with incorrect language header: 24 51 24
  3. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of sachar: Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, third-person
    Sense id: en-sachem-gl-verb-tHCkTgqa

Verb [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈsa.ʃẽj̃/ [Brazil], [ˈsa.ʃẽɪ̯̃] [Brazil], /ˈsa.ʃɐ̃j̃/ [Portugal], /ˈsa.ʃɐ̃j̃/ [Portugal], /ˈsa.t͡ʃɐ̃j̃/ [Northern, Portugal]
Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʃẽj̃, (Portugal) -aʃɐ̃j̃ Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} sachem
  1. inflection of sachar: Tags: form-of, plural, present, subjunctive, third-person Form of: sachar
    Sense id: en-sachem-pt-verb-3L3nlX-5 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. inflection of sachar: Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, third-person Form of: sachar
    Sense id: en-sachem-pt-verb-tHCkTgqa

Noun [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French sachem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ro|fr|sachem|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French sachem, {{bor+|ro|fr|sachem}} Borrowed from French sachem Head templates: {{ro-noun|m|sachemi}} sachem m (plural sachemi) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|g=m|gpd=sachemilor|gpi=sachemi|gsd=sachemului|gsi=sachem|n=|npd=sachemii|npi=sachemi|nsd=sachemul|nsi=sachem|vp=sachemilor|vs=sachemule|vs2=}} Forms: sachemi [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], sachem [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], un sachem [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], sachemul [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], sachemi [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], niște sachemi [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], sachemii [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], sachem [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], unui sachem [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], sachemului [dative, definite, genitive, singular], sachemi [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], unor sachemi [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], sachemilor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], sachemule [singular, vocative], sachemilor [plural, vocative]
  1. sachem Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sachem-ro-noun-f3thMvB~ Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1983, Virgil W. Peterson, The Mob: 200 Years of Organized Crime in New York, page 4",
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    {
      "form": "niște sachemi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sachemii",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sachem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unui sachem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sachemului",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sachemi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unor sachemi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sachemilor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sachemule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sachemilor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "sachemi"
      },
      "expansion": "sachem m (plural sachemi)",
      "name": "ro-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "gpd": "sachemilor",
        "gpi": "sachemi",
        "gsd": "sachemului",
        "gsi": "sachem",
        "n": "",
        "npd": "sachemii",
        "npi": "sachemi",
        "nsd": "sachemul",
        "nsi": "sachem",
        "vp": "sachemilor",
        "vs": "sachemule",
        "vs2": ""
      },
      "name": "ro-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Romanian countable nouns",
        "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Romanian lemmas",
        "Romanian masculine nouns",
        "Romanian nouns",
        "Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines",
        "Romanian terms borrowed from French",
        "Romanian terms derived from French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sachem"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sachem",
          "sachem#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sachem"
}

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