som
Danish
/sɔm/
conjunction
Definitions
- as, like introduces comparisons, both noun phrases and dependent clauses
- as introduces a noun phrase that is an adjunct, or non-obligatory argument
- such as introduces an example
- as introduces a temporal glossary
- as, because introduces a causal glossary
- how introduces an exclamative glossary
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse sem (as, like) inherited from Proto-Germanic *samą, *samô, *samaz (in the same way, same).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*samą, *samô, *samaz
Gloss
in the same way, same
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Other
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *sem- Proto-Indo-European
- *sḗm Proto-Indo-European
- *samaz Proto-Germanic
- *samą, *samô, *samaz Proto-Germanic
- som Swedish
- ävensom Swedish
- som Norwegian Nynorsk
- sem Old Norse
- helst Danish
- hvem Danish
- hvemsomhelst Danish
- hvor Danish
- hvorsomhelst Danish
- lige Danish
- ligesom Danish
- sem Icelandic
- samo Old High German
- sum Faroese
- *sāmō gmw-pro
- som Old Swedish
- sem Westrobothnian