søm
See also: Appendix:Variations of "som"
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse saumr, from sýja (“to sew”), from Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁- (“to sew”).
Noun
søm c (singular definite sømmen, plural indefinite sømme)
- seam
Inflection
Declension of søm
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | søm | sømmen | sømme | sømmene |
genitive | søms | sømmens | sømmes | sømmenes |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse saumr m
Noun
søm n (singular definite sømmet, plural indefinite søm)
- nail (spike-shaped metal fastener)
Inflection
Declension of søm
neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | søm | sømmet | søm | sømmene |
genitive | søms | sømmets | søms | sømmenes |
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse saumr
Noun
søm m (definite singular sømmen, indefinite plural sømmer, definite plural sømmene)
- a seam
Derived terms
- rakne i sømmene
- sømløs
See also
- saum (Nynorsk)
References
- “søm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.