"sem" meaning in Icelandic

See sem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /sɛːm/, /sɛm/ (note: before words beginning with a consonant)
Rhymes: -ɛːm Etymology: From Old Norse sem (“as, like”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same, alike”). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|sem||as, like}} Old Norse sem (“as, like”), {{der|is|gem-pro|*samaz||same, alike}} Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same, alike”) Head templates: {{head|is|conjunction}} sem
  1. (with a noun phrase) as, like
    Sense id: en-sem-is-conj-WUQhEusc
  2. (with a clause) like, as if
    Sense id: en-sem-is-conj-CQFa75oW
  3. (relative, with a clause) who, which, that Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-sem-is-conj-yjpXb6p5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (as, like, as if): eins og Synonyms (which, that): er Derived forms: ekki er allt gull sem glóir, láta sem vind um eyru þjóta, samt sem áður, sem allra best, sem og, sem sé, sem sagt, þar sem (þars), því meira sem
Disambiguation of 'as, like, as if': 49 51 0 Disambiguation of 'which, that': 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: /sɛːm/, /sɛm/ (note: before words beginning with a consonant)
Rhymes: -ɛːm Etymology: From Old Norse sem (“as, like”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same, alike”). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|sem||as, like}} Old Norse sem (“as, like”), {{der|is|gem-pro|*samaz||same, alike}} Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same, alike”) Head templates: {{head|is|verb form}} sem
  1. first-person singular present indicative of semja Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, weak Form of: semja
    Sense id: en-sem-is-verb-0Y-NrgLU Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 4 75 21
  2. second-person singular imperative of semja Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular, weak Form of: semja
    Sense id: en-sem-is-verb-d7YZuTZ0

Download JSON data for sem meaning in Icelandic (4.2kB)

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          "english": "He was like a god amongst men.",
          "text": "Hann var sem guð meðal manna.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Her hair was white as snow.",
          "text": "Hár hennar var hvítt sem snjór.",
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          "english": "He is as [good as] new.",
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          "english": "Is seems as though the disease is hereditary.",
          "text": "Svo virðist sem sjúkdómurinn sé arfgengur",
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          "english": "That’s the man that I met yesterday.",
          "text": "Þetta er maðurinn sem ég hitti í gær.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "That’s the woman who hit me.",
          "text": "Þetta er konan sem barði mig.",
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      "ipa": "/sɛːm/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛːm"
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      "word": "láta sem vind um eyru þjóta"
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      "word": "samt sem áður"
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