-samur

Faroese

Etymology

A suffixed variant of samur (“same”), from Old Norse -samr, from Old Norse samr (“same”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛaːmʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːmʊɹ

Suffix

-samur (comparative -samari, superlative -samastur)

1. -ful, -al, -ious, etc.

Inflection

Declension of -samur (a13)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	-samur	-som	-samt
accusative	-saman	-sama	-samt
dative	-somum	-samari	-somum
genitive	-sams	-samar	-sams
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	-samir	-samar	-som
accusative	-samar	-samar	-som
dative	-somum	-somum	-somum
genitive	-sama	-sama	-sama

Derived terms

Faroese terms suffixed with -samur

álvarsamur

takksamur

Related terms

• -semi

Further reading

• "-samur" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse -samur, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz (“-some”). See also samur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːmʏr/

Suffix

-samur (adjective-forming suffix, comparative -samari, superlative -samastur)

1. -some, characterized by

Declension

positive forms of -samur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	-samur	-söm	-samt
	accusative	-saman	-sama
	dative	-sömum	-samri	-sömu
	genitive	-sams	-samrar	-sams
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	-samir	-samar	-söm
	accusative	-sama
	dative	-sömum
	genitive	-samra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	-sami	-sama	-sama
	acc/dat/gen	-sama	-sömu
	plural (all-case)	-sömu

comparative forms of -samur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	-samari	-samari	-samara
	plural (all-case)	-samari

superlative forms of -samur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	-samastur	-sömust	-samast
	accusative	-samastan	-samasta
	dative	-sömustum	-samastri	-sömustu
	genitive	-samasts	-samastrar	-samasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	-samastir	-samastar	-sömust
	accusative	-samasta
	dative	-sömustum
	genitive	-samastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	-samasti	-samasta	-samasta
	acc/dat/gen	-samasta	-sömustu
	plural (all-case)	-sömustu

Derived terms

Icelandic terms suffixed with -samur

ábatasamur

áhugasamur

erilsamur

framtakssamur

friðsamur

gamansamur

hamingjusamur

íhaldssamur

nytsamur

samhaldssamur

slarksamur

sviksamur

tilfinningasamur

vafasamur

Further reading

• “-samur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)