som
Pronunciation: /sɔm/
“som” is a Danish word. Its 7 meanings in English:
conjunction
- as, like (introduces comparisons, both noun phrases and dependent clauses)
- as (introduces a noun phrase that is an adjunct, or non-obligatory argument)
- such as (introduces an example)
- as (introduces a temporal adverbial clause)
- as, because (introduces a causal adverbial clause)
- how (introduces an exclamative independent clause)
pronoun
- who, which, that (introduces relative clauses)
Etymology
From Old Norse som, sem (“as, like”), cognate with Norwegian som, Swedish som. Probably a weakened form of Proto-Germanic *samą, *samô (“same, in the same way”), compare Old High German sama, samo, sam (“so, likewise”).
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More Danish words
- soludbrud
- solur
- solvens
- solvind
- som bekendt
- som en brækket arm
- som en elefant i en porcelænsbutik
- som en fisk i vandet
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