soms

See also: SOMs, SoMs, Soms, and söms

English

Noun

soms

1. plural of som

Anagrams

• MOSS, Moss, SMOS, SMOs, moss

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch soms, from Middle Dutch soms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔms/

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Adverb

soms

1. sometimes

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch soms, ultimately from the root of sommige (“some”) with the suffix -s.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /sɔms/
• Hyphenation: soms
• Rhymes: -ɔms

Adverb

soms

1. sometimes
2. (in questions) maybe, perhaps

   Ben je soms bang?

   Maybe you're scared?

Synonyms

• (sometimes): somtijds, somwijlen, weleens

Descendants

• Afrikaans: soms
• Negerhollands: som
• → West Frisian: soms

Latvian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Finnic *soomi. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sūōms]

Noun

soms m (1st declension, feminine form: somiete)

1. a Finn, a Finnish man

   tikties ar somiem ― to meet with Finns

2. (genitive plural) Finnish, pertaining to Finland and its people

   somu valoda ― the Finnish language

   somu literatūra ― Finnish literature

   somu arhitektūra ― Finnish architecture

   somu pirts ― Finnish bath, sauna

   somu duncis ― Finnish dagger (with short, thick blade)

Declension

Declension of soms (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	soms	somi
genitive	soma	somu
dative	somam	somiem
accusative	somu	somus
instrumental	somu	somiem
locative	somā	somos
vocative	som	somi

Related terms

• Somija
• somisks
• somu valoda
• somugri