самоед
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [səmɐˈjet]
Etymology 1
Probably from Sami *saam-edne (“land of the people”); compare to Finnish Suomi (“Finn”).
Russian folk etymology derives the term from само- (samo-, “self”) + есть (jestʹ, “to eat”), literally “self-eater”.
Noun
самое́д • (samojéd) m anim (genitive самое́да, nominative plural самое́ды, genitive plural самое́дов, feminine самое́дка, related adjective самое́дский)
- (dated, sometimes offensive)(in the narrow sense) a Nenets
- Synonym: не́нец (nénec)
- (dated, sometimes offensive)(in the wide sense) a Samoyed (a member of any Samoyedic ethnic group)
- Synonym: самоди́ец (samodíjec)
- a Samoyed (dog)
- Synonyms: самое́дская соба́ка (samojédskaja sobáka), самое́дская ла́йка (samojédskaja lájka)
Usage notes
- Replaced by the modern neutral term самоди́ец (samodíjec) in the late 1930s.
- Sometimes seen as offensive due to the literal Russian reading of the word (“self-eater”, with the possible implication “cannibal”).
Declension
Declension of самое́д (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | самое́д samojéd | самое́ды samojédy |
| genitive | самое́да samojéda | самое́дов samojédov |
| dative | самое́ду samojédu | самое́дам samojédam |
| accusative | самое́да samojéda | самое́дов samojédov |
| instrumental | самое́дом samojédom | самое́дами samojédami |
| prepositional | самое́де samojéde | самое́дах samojédax |
Descendants
- → English: Samoyed
- Norwegian Bokmål: samojed
Etymology 2
From само- (samo-, “self”) + -ед (-ed, “eater”), literally “self-eater”.
Noun
самое́д • (samojéd) m anim (genitive самое́да, nominative plural самое́ды, genitive plural самое́дов, related adjective самое́дский)
- (colloquial) a self-critical, self-deprecating, excessively introspective person
Declension
Declension of самое́д (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | самое́д samojéd | самое́ды samojédy |
| genitive | самое́да samojéda | самое́дов samojédov |
| dative | самое́ду samojédu | самое́дам samojédam |
| accusative | самое́да samojéda | самое́дов samojédov |
| instrumental | самое́дом samojédom | самое́дами samojédami |
| prepositional | самое́де samojéde | самое́дах samojédax |
Related terms
- самое́дство (samojédstvo)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “самоед”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “Samoyed”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.