samheiti

Icelandic

Etymology

From sam- (“fellow, collective”) +‎ heiti (“name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːm.heiːtɪ/

Noun

samheiti n (genitive singular samheitis, nominative plural samheiti)

1. a synonym, a word with same meaning as another (abbreviations samh. and sh.)

   Antonym: andheiti

Declension

Declension of samheiti (neuter, based on heiti)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	samheiti	samheitið	samheiti	samheitin
accusative	samheiti	samheitið	samheiti	samheitin
dative	samheiti	samheitinu	samheitum	samheitunum
genitive	samheitis	samheitisins	samheita	samheitanna

Derived terms

• alþjóðlegt samheiti (“international non-proprietary name”)
• samheitaorðabók (“thesaurus”)