"Samoyed" meaning in English

See Samoyed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsæməjɛd/, /səˈmɔɪ.ɛd/ Forms: Samojed [alternative]
Etymology: From Russian самое́д (samojéd), probably from Sami *saam-edne (“land of the people”); compare Finnish Suomi (“Finn”). In the course of borrowing, the word was folk-etymologically reinterpreted as сам (sam, “self, own”) + есть, ед- (jestʹ, jed-, “eat”), "self-eater." Etymology templates: {{der|en|ru|самое́д}} Russian самое́д (samojéd), {{der|en|smi|-}} Sami, {{cog|fi|Suomi||Finn}} Finnish Suomi (“Finn”) Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} Samoyed
  1. (anthropology) Of or pertaining to this people. Derived forms: Samusky Translations (dog): samoiede [masculine] (Catalan), 薩摩耶 /萨摩耶 (sàmóyē) (Chinese Mandarin), 薩摩耶犬 /萨摩耶犬 (sàmóyēquǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), samojed [masculine] (Czech), samojedi (Finnish), samojedinkoira (Finnish), samoyède [singular] (French), サモエド犬 (samoedoken) (Japanese), самојед (samojed) [masculine] (Macedonian), anjing Samoyed (Malay), самое́д (samojéd) [masculine] (Russian), самое́дская ла́йка (samojédskaja lájka) [feminine] (Russian), самое́дская соба́ка (samojédskaja sobáka) [feminine] (Russian), samoyedo (Spanish) Translations (person): samoiede [masculine] (Catalan), samoieda [feminine] (Catalan), 薩莫耶德人 /萨莫耶德人 (sàmòyédérén) (Chinese Mandarin), 薩摩耶人 /萨摩耶人 (sàmóyérén) (Chinese Mandarin), Samojed [masculine] (Czech), samojedi (Finnish), Samoyède [singular] (French), サモエード人 (samoēdojin) (Japanese), サモイェード (samoyēdo) (Japanese), самоди́ец (samodíjec) [masculine] (Russian), не́нец (nénec) [masculine] (Russian), самое́д (samojéd) [dated, masculine] (Russian), samoyedo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Samoyed-en-adj-zzChTjC4 Categories (other): Anthropology, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 40 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 49 41 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈsæməjɛd/, /səˈmɔɪ.ɛd/ Forms: Samoyeds [plural], Samoyed [plural], Samojed [alternative]
Etymology: From Russian самое́д (samojéd), probably from Sami *saam-edne (“land of the people”); compare Finnish Suomi (“Finn”). In the course of borrowing, the word was folk-etymologically reinterpreted as сам (sam, “self, own”) + есть, ед- (jestʹ, jed-, “eat”), "self-eater." Etymology templates: {{der|en|ru|самое́д}} Russian самое́д (samojéd), {{der|en|smi|-}} Sami, {{cog|fi|Suomi||Finn}} Finnish Suomi (“Finn”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Samoyed (plural Samoyeds or Samoyed)
  1. (anthropology) A member of the Samoyedic peoples of the Siberian Urals, who speak Samoyedic languages.
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  2. (zoology) A hardy breed of dog from Siberia. Synonyms: Sammie, Sammy, Smiley
    Sense id: en-Samoyed-en-noun-58~Wc6X1 Categories (other): Zoology, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Mandarin translations, Dogs Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 40 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 49 41 Disambiguation of Dogs: 24 23 53 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1613, Samuel Purchas, “[Asia.] Of other Northerne people adioyning to the Tartars.”, in Purchas His Pilgrimage. Or Relations of the World and the Religions Observed in All Ages and Places Discouered, from the Creation vnto this Present. […], London: […] William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, […], →OCLC, book IV (Of the Armenians, Medes, Persians, Parthians, Scythians, Tartarians, Chinois, and of Their Religions), page 363:",
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          "word": "Smiley"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
        "singular"
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      "word": "Samoyède"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "samoēdojin",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "サモエード人"
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      "roman": "samoyēdo",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "サモイェード"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "samodíjec",
      "sense": "person",
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      ],
      "word": "самоди́ец"
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      "roman": "nénec",
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      "word": "не́нец"
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      "sense": "person",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "самое́д"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "samoyedo"
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      "sense": "dog",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "sàmóyē",
      "sense": "dog",
      "word": "薩摩耶 /萨摩耶"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "sàmóyēquǎn",
      "sense": "dog",
      "word": "薩摩耶犬 /萨摩耶犬"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "dog",
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      "sense": "dog",
      "word": "samojedi"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "dog",
      "word": "samojedinkoira"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "dog",
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        "singular"
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      "word": "самојед"
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      "code": "ms",
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      "sense": "dog",
      "word": "anjing Samoyed"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "samojédskaja lájka",
      "sense": "dog",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "самое́дская ла́йка"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "samojédskaja sobáka",
      "sense": "dog",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самое́дская соба́ка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "dog",
      "word": "samoyedo"
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  ],
  "word": "Samoyed"
}

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