som

Etymology 1

From Kyrgyz сом (som) and Uzbek сўм (Cyrillic) / soʻm (Roman), both of which come from the Turkic root *som ("pure [gold]").

Etymology 2

Anagrams

• MOS, OMS, SMO, mos, mos', oms, osm

Verb

som

1. first-person plural present indicative form of ser

Noun

som m

1. archaic form of sumec

Conjunction

som

1. as (in the same way that)
2. like
3. such as
4. for

Pronoun

som

1. (relative) who, which, that

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔm/

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Noun

som f (plural sommen, diminutive sommetje n)

1. sum

Anagrams

• mos

Etymology

From a Turkic language, compare Turkmen çüm (“cornel”), Kumyk чуm (čum, “berry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃom]
• Hyphenation: som

Noun

som (plural somok)

1. cornel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɔm]

Verb

som

1. first-person singular present of byś

Etymology

From Old Dutch sum, from Proto-Germanic *sumaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /som/

Determiner

som

1. some

Further reading

• “som”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “som (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔm/

Conjunction

som

1. as; similar to, in the same way that

Pronoun

som

1. (reflexive) who, which

Preposition

som

1. as; to the same extent or degree that

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sem.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sumr. Akin to English some.

References

• “som” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Portuguese son (probably influenced by or possibly borrowed from Old Occitan son), sõo, from Latin sonus. Alternatively, regressively derived from the verb soar. Compare Galician and Spanish son.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsõ/
• Hyphenation: som

Noun

som m (plural sons)

1. sound

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *somъ.

Etymology 2

The origins of this term are unclear. Possibly because som (catfish) is a big fish. Others believe it is due to the 1000 Dinar banknotes of 1955, on which the person depicted appears to have two fish eyes (instead of a welding goggles) on his head. A 10 Dinara note (or 100 Dinara, this may vary regioanlly) is said to be called a "banka".

In the Soviet Union, speakers of Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek called the ruble the som, and this name appeared written on the back of banknotes, among the texts for the value of the bill in all 15 official languages of the Union. The word som (sometimes transliterated "sum" or "soum") means "pure" in Kyrgyz, Uyghur and Uzbek, as well as in many other Turkic languages. The word implies "pure gold".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔm/

Verb

som

1. first-person singular present of byť

Etymology

From Old Swedish som or sum, in Runic inscriptions also sim, same as Icelandic sem, from Old Norse sem, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗm (“one”), also related to the prefix sam- (“co-, common, together”) and suffix -sam (“-some, -like”). Still in the Poetic Edda, the Icelandic sem is only used as a comparative particle, e.g. Hávamál 23 allt er víl sem var (And his woe is just as it was). With time it has displaced other relative conjunctions (es, er). Its use as a pronoun is of a later date.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔm/

• audio

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Conjunction

som

1. as, like; similar to

   Flitig som ett bi.

   Busy as a bee.

   Hon lät som en häst.

   She sounded like a horse.

2. as; in the same way that

   Som du önskar.

   As you wish.

Pronoun

som

1. (relative) who, which, that

   Det var hon som gjorde det.

   She is the one who did it.

   Det där är stenen som kraschade rutan.

   That’s the stone that broke the window.

2. as; to the same extent or degree that

   Du är inte lika lång som jag är.

   You are not as tall as I am.

   Du är inte lika lång som jag.

   You are not as tall as me.

References

• som in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Alternative forms

• somon

Etymology

From French saumon.

Noun

som (definite accusative somu, plural somlar)

1. salmon