さまねし

Japanese

Etymology

Most monolingual Japanese dictionaries analyze this as a compound of さ (sa-, beautification prefix) + 多(まね)し (maneshi, “many, numerous”). However, the kanji form *さ多(まね)し (samaneshi) is not attested.

Adjective

さまねし • (samaneshi) ^†-ku

1. many; numerous
2. frequent

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "さまねし" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	さまねく[1] さまねから[2]		samaneku samanekara
Continuative (連用形)	さまねく[1] さまねかり[2]		samaneku samanekari
Terminal (終止形)	さまねし		samanesi
Attributive (連体形)	さまねき さまねかる		samaneki samanekaru
Realis (已然形)	さまねけれ		samanekere
Imperative (命令形)	さまねかれ		samanekare
Key constructions
Negative	さまねからず		samanekarazu
Contrasting conjunction	さまねけれど		samanekeredo
Causal conjunction	さまねければ		samanekereba
Conditional conjunction	さまねくば		samanekuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	さまねかりき		samanekariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	さまねかりけり		samanekarikeri
Adverbial	さまねく		samaneku
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.