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See also: Sams and SAMs

English

Noun

sams

  1. plural of sam

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Icelandic

Pronoun

sams

  1. genitive masculine/neuter singular of samur (“the same (usually in negative expressions)”)

Latvian

 sams on Latvian Wikipedia

Etymology

With Lithuanian šãmas inherited from Proto-Baltic, cognate to Proto-Slavic *sòmъ, further etymology unknown.

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Noun

sams m (1st declension)

  1. wels catfish, sheatfish (a scaleless freshwater catfish, Silurus glanis)
    puiši zivis šauda, saķēruši sirmu samu: liels kā teliņš, melns kā velniņš, plata mute, garas ūsas ― the boys shot the fish, (they had) caught a gray catfish: big as a little calf, black as the devil, wide mouth, long whiskers

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Old Norse

Adjective

sams

  1. strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of samr

Determiner

sams

  1. strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of samr

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sams, from the adjective sam (“unchanged, similar”), ultimately from the root of samma (“same”).

Adjective

sams (comparative mer sams, superlative mest sams)

  1. not quarreling; getting along and on good terms
    Antonym: osams
    Barnen har varit sams hela dagen ― The children have gotten along all day
    De kunde inte hålla sams ― They couldn't keep from fighting

Usage notes

  • Often used with hålla. Att hålla sams means to not quarrel.

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