само-
See also: само and Appendix:Variations of "samo"
Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Prefixal form of the pronoun Bulgarian сам (sam, “alone, sole”). Cognate with Sanskrit सम्- (saṃ-, “whole”) (whence Bulgarian санскрит (sanskrit, “perfected form”)).
Suffix
само- • (samo-)
- solo- (alone, only by oneself)
- In adjectives, participles:
- In nouns:
- auto- (unassisted, on one's own)
- self-, sui- (onto oneself)
- In adjectives, participles:
- отвържен (otvǎržen, “cast, ejected”) (dialectal) → самоотвържен (samootvǎržen, “selfless, self-rejecting”)
- зает (zaet, “employed”) → самозает (samozaet, “self-employed”)
- In nouns:
- защита (zaštita, “defense”) → самозащита (samozaštita, “self-defense”)
- деец (deec, “agent, activist”) → самодеец (samodeec, “amateur, self-made man”)
- In adjectives, participles:
Derived terms
Bulgarian terms prefixed with само-
Related terms
- само (samo, “only”)
- насаме (nasame, “in private”)
Etymology 2
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Suffix
само- • (samo-)
Anagrams
- сома (soma)
Macedonian
Prefix
само- • (samo-)
- A prefix indicating a reflexive or individual action, akin to self- or auto-.
- само- (samo-) + убиство (ubistvo, “murder”) → самоубиство (samoubistvo, “suicide”)
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [səmə]
- IPA(key): [ˌsamə]
Usage notes
- The prefix optionally bears secondary stress if two or more unstressed syllables intervene between the prefix and the following stressed syllable (e.g. in самолюбова́ние (samoljubovánije, “narcissism”), самопровозглашённый (samoprovozglašónnyj, “self-proclaimed”)), but not if fewer syllables intervene (e.g. in самоуби́йство (samoubíjstvo, “suicide”), самолёт (samoljót, “airplane”)).
Derived terms
Russian terms prefixed with само-
Serbo-Croatian
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian terms prefixed with само-
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɐmɔ ]
Audio (file)
Derived terms
Ukrainian terms prefixed with само-
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