søm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "som"

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse saumr, from sýja (“to sew”), from Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁- (“to sew”).

Noun

søm c (singular definite sømmen, plural indefinite sømme)

1. seam

Inflection

Declension of søm

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	søm	sømmen	sømme	sømmene
genitive	søms	sømmens	sømmes	sømmenes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse saumr m.

Noun

søm n (singular definite sømmet, plural indefinite søm)

1. nail (spike-shaped metal fastener)

Inflection

Declension of søm

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	søm	sømmet	søm	sømmene
genitive	søms	sømmets	søms	sømmenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse saumr.

Noun

søm m (definite singular sømmen, indefinite plural sømmer, definite plural sømmene)

1. a seam

Derived terms

• rakne i sømmene
• sømløs

See also

• saum (Nynorsk)

References

• “søm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.