сом

See also: Appendix:Variations of "som"

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *somъ.

Noun

сом • (som) m

1. sheatfish (Silurus glanis)

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Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	سوم
Cyrillic	сом
Latin	som

Etymology

As a unit of currency, the Turkic root *som literally means pure, implying pure gold.

Adjective

сом • (som)

1. pure

Noun

сом • (som)

1. som (national unit of currency in Uzbekstan and Kyrgyzstan)
2. (historical) ruble (under the USSR)

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Kyrgyz

Etymology

As a unit of currency, the Turkic root *som literally means pure, implying pure gold.

Noun

сом • (som) (Arabic spelling سوم)

1. som, Kyrgyz national unit of currency
2. ruble (historically under the USSR)

Adjective

сом • (som) (comparative [please provide], superlative {{{1}}}, Arabic spelling سوم)

1. pure

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *somъ.

Noun

сом • (som) m

1. catfish

Inflection

Declension of сом

	singular	plural
indefinite	сом	сомови
definite unspecified	сомот	сомовите
definite proximal	сомов	сомовиве
definite distal	сомон	сомовине
vocative	сому	сомови
count form	—	сома

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [som]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *somъ.

Noun

сом • (som) m anim (genitive сома́, nominative plural сомы́, genitive plural сомо́в)

1. catfish, sheatfish

Declension

Declension of сом (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	со́м sóm	сомы́ somý
genitive	сома́ somá	сомо́в somóv
dative	сому́ somú	сома́м somám
accusative	сома́ somá	сомо́в somóv
instrumental	сомо́м somóm	сома́ми somámi
prepositional	соме́ somé	сома́х somáx

Related terms

• сомообра́зные pl (somoobráznyje)
  • со́мовые pl (sómovyje)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kyrgyz сом (som), Uzbek сўм (soʻm)/soʻm

Noun

сом • (som) m inan (genitive со́ма, nominative plural со́мы, genitive plural со́мов)

1. (numismatics) som, so'm

Declension

Declension of сом (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	со́м sóm	со́мы sómy
genitive	со́ма sóma	со́мов sómov
dative	со́му sómu	со́мам sómam
accusative	со́м sóm	со́мы sómy
instrumental	со́мом sómom	со́мами sómami
prepositional	со́ме sóme	со́мах sómax

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sôm/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *somъ.

Noun

со̏м m (Latin spelling sȍm)

1. catfish

Declension

Declension of сом

	singular	plural
nominative	со̏м	со̀мови
genitive	сома	сомова
dative	сому	сомовима
accusative	сома	сомове
vocative	соме	сомови
locative	сому	сомовима
instrumental	сомом	сомовима

Etymology 2

The origins of this term are unclear. Possibly because som (catfish) is a big fish. Others believe it is due to the 1000 dinar banknotes of 1955, on which the person depicted appears to have two fish eyes (instead of welding goggles) on his head.

Noun

со̏м m (Latin spelling sȍm)

1. (colloquial) grand (a thousand of something, especially but not only money)

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Ukrainian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *somъ.

Noun

1. catfish

Etymology 2

Noun

сом • (som) m inan (genitive со́ма, nominative plural со́ми)

1. som (currency)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сом”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka