сом

See also: Appendix:Variations of "som"

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *somъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɔm]

Noun

сом • (som) m

1. sheatfish (Silurus glanis)

Declension

Declension of сом

	singular	plural
indefinite	сом som	со́мове sómove
definite (subject form)	со́мът sómǎt	со́мовете sómovete
definite (object form)	со́ма sóma
count form	—	со́ма sóma
vocative form	со́ме sóme	со́мове sómove

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Ingush

Etymology

Akin to Chechen стом (stom).

Noun

сом • (som)

1. fruit

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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. solid, dense
2. pure

Noun

сом • (som)

1. som (national unit of currency in Uzbekistan 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 (national unit of currency in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan)
2. (historical) ruble (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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɔm]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

сом • (som) m (diminutive сомче)

1. catfish

Declension

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

Derived terms

• сомиште n (somište)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [som]

Etymology 1

Inherited 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɔm]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *somъ.

Noun

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

1. catfish

Declension

Declension of сом (animal hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	сом som	со́ми sómy
genitive	со́ма sóma	со́мів sómiv
dative	со́мові, со́му sómovi, sómu	со́мам sómam
accusative	со́ма sóma	со́ми, со́мів sómy, sómiv
instrumental	со́мом sómom	со́мами sómamy
locative	со́мові, со́мі sómovi, sómi	со́мах sómax
vocative	со́ме sóme	со́ми sómy

Etymology 2

Noun

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

1. som (currency)

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	сом som	со́ми sómy
genitive	со́ма sóma	со́мів sómiv
dative	со́мові, со́му sómovi, sómu	со́мам sómam
accusative	сом som	со́ми sómy
instrumental	со́мом sómom	со́мами sómamy
locative	со́мі sómi	со́мах sómax
vocative	со́ме sóme	со́ми sómy

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