satem

See also: Satem

English

Alternative forms

• Satem

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬆𐬨 (satəm, “hundred”). The canonical example of a word that changed Proto-Indo-European palatovelar */ḱ/ into sibilant /s/ by the 3rd millennium BCE, as opposed to Latin centum (“hundred”). Doublet of hundred and centum.

Adjective

satem (not comparable)

1. (Indo-European studies) Of or relating to a Proto-Indo-European language group that produced sibilants from a series of palatovelar stops.

   Antonym: centum

Derived terms

• satemisation

Anagrams

• AEMTs, MTase, Mesta, STEAM, a-stem, mates, matse, matés, meats, metas, stame, steam, tames, teams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Satem.

Noun

satem n (uncountable)

1. satem

Declension

declension of satem (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) satem	satemul
genitive/dative	(unui) satem	satemului
vocative	satemule