samt

See also: Samt

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German sament, samt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /samt/, [sɑmd̥]

Conjunction

samt

1. and, and also, plus, as well as
2. (dated) med samt – together with

Synonyms

• plus, og (in some contexts)

German

Alternative forms

• sammt

Etymology

From Middle High German sament, Old High German samant, ultimately from the root of sammeln. Compare Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌸 (samaþ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zamt/ (prescriptive standard)
• IPA^(key): /sɑmt/ (Austria)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Preposition

samt [with dative]

1. together with

   Synonyms: nebst, einschließlich, mitsamt

   samt Kind und Kegel ― together with the whole family

Derived terms

• Samtgemeinde

Adverb

samt

1. only used in samt und sonders

Further reading

• “samt” in Duden online
• “samt” in Duden online
• “samt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Danish samt.

Adverb

samt

1. yet, still, anyway

   Ég mun samt giftast henni.

   I'll marry her anyway.

Derived terms

• samt sem áður

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “samt”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

samt

1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of samur (“the same (usually in negative expressions)”)

Middle Low German

Conjunction

samt

1. alternative form of sament

Descendants

• → Danish: samt
• → Norwegian Bokmål: samt
• → Swedish: samt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German sament, samt.

Conjunction

samt

1. and, and also, plus, as well as

Usage notes

Basically the same as "and"; but the two are not always entirely interchangeable.

Synonyms

• pluss

References

• “samt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old Norse

Adjective

samt

1. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of samr (“same”)

Adverb

samt (not comparable)

1. together

See also

• saman

Determiner

samt (masculine samr, feminine sǫm)

1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of samr (“same”)

Participle

samt

1. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of samdr

Verb

samt

1. supine of semja

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “samt”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

Alternative forms

• ſamt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Low German sament, samt (“together with”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /samt/

• Audio:

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Conjunction

samt

1. and, and also, plus, as well as

   herr och fru Andersson samt herr och fru Bertilsson

   Mr and Mrs Andersson and Mr and Mrs Bertilsson

   ko och tjur, höna och tupp samt tacka och bagge

   cow and bull, hen and cock, plus ewe and ram

   förekommer i södra Sverige samt Danmark

   is found in southern Sweden as well as Denmark

2. (nonstandard) synonym of och (“and”)

   Vatten är en förening av väte samt syre.

   Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.

Usage notes

• In a list of pairs, samt is the more (och the less) important conjunction.
• It can sometimes be perceived as a higher register alternative to och (“and”), although this usage is often considered nonstandard.

Anagrams

• Mats, mast, mats, stam