zåmm-

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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zåmm in compounds.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥sɔm/
  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥sɒ̃m/ (East Central, Vienna)

Prefix

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zåmm-

  1. Separable verb prefix that indicates togetherness and company; together
    zåmm- + ‎hockn (to sit) → ‎zåmmhockn (to sit together)
    zåmm- + ‎wohna (to live, to reside) → ‎zåmmwohna (to live together)
  2. Separable verb prefix that indicates combining, joining; together
    zåmm- + ‎mischn (to mix) → ‎zåmmmischn (to mix together)
    zåmm- + ‎pickn (to glue) → ‎zåmmpickn (to glue together)
    zåmm- + ‎redn (to talk) → ‎si zåmmredn (to discuss a matter (literally, "to talk together"))
  3. Separable verb prefix that indicates congruence; together
    zåmm- + ‎passn (to fit) → ‎zåmmpassn (to fit together, to match)
  4. Separable verb prefix that indicates collecting, piling, heaping up:
    1. Indicates collecting, piling; up
      zåmm- + ‎klaubn (to pick up) → ‎zåmmklaubn (to gather up)
      zåmm- + ‎zöhn (to count) → ‎zåmmzöhn (to count up)
      zåmm- + ‎schreibn (to write) → ‎zåmmschreibn (to write up, to compile)
    2. Indicates a large quantity of something; often derogatory
      zåmm- + ‎scheißn (to shit) → ‎zåmmscheißn (to shit in large quantities)
      zåmm- + ‎fressn (to stuff oneself) → ‎zåmmfressn (to eat in large quantities, to gorge on food)
  5. Separable verb prefix that indicates incompetence, low quality, foolishness; usually derogatory
    zåmm- + ‎schreibn (to write) → ‎zåmmschreibn (to write up something of low quality, to dash off)
    zåmm- + ‎schuastern (to cobble) → ‎zåmmschuastern (to cobble together)
    zåmm- + ‎draman (to dream) → ‎zåmmdraman (to dream something up)
    zåmm- + ‎redn (to talk) → ‎zåmmredn (to talk nonsense)
  6. Separable verb prefix that indicates reduction of size; up
    zåmm- + ‎roin (to roll) → ‎zåmmroin (to roll up, to coil up, to curl up)
    zåmm- + ‎foitn (to fold) → ‎zåmmfoitn (to fold up)
    zåmm- + ‎schneidn (to cut) → ‎zåmmschneidn (to cut up)
    zåmm- + ‎essn (to eat) → ‎zåmmessn (to eat up)
  7. Separable verb prefix that indicates destruction:
    1. Indicates the collapse of a structure or a person; down
      zåmm- + ‎foin (to fall) → ‎zåmmfoin (to fall down, to collapse)
      zåmm- + ‎brecha (to break) → ‎zåmmbrecha (to break down, to collapse)
    2. Indicates a destructive motion against an object (literally only) or a person (both literally and figuratively)
      zåmm- + ‎haun (to beat) → ‎zåmmhaun (to beat up a person)
      zåmm- + ‎haun (to beat) → ‎zåmmhaun (to smash, to break an object)
      zåmm- + ‎fiarn (to drive someone) → ‎zåmmfiarn (to drive over someone)
      zåmm- + ‎scheißn (to shit) → ‎zåmmscheißn (to give someone shit, to bollock someone)

Derived terms

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