sams

See also: Sams and SAMs

English

Noun

sams

  1. plural of sam

Anagrams

Latvian
Sams

Etymology

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

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
Declension of sams (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) sams sami
accusative (akuzatīvs) samu samus
genitive (ģenitīvs) sama samu
dative (datīvs) samam samiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) samu samiem
locative (lokatīvs) samā samos
vocative (vokatīvs) sam sami

Old Norse

Adjective

sams

  1. strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of samr

Determiner

sams

  1. strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of samr

Swedish

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.

See also
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