Samoyed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /səˈmɔɪ.ɛd/
- /ˈsæməjɛd/
Etymology
From Russian самое́д (samojéd), probably from Sami *saam-edne (“land of the people”); compare Finnish Suomi (“Finn”). In the course of borrowing, the word was folk-etymologically reinterpreted as сам (sam, “self, own”) + есть, ед- (jestʹ, jed-, “eat”), "self-eater."
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to this people.
some Samoyed musicians performed pieces of similar cacophony on an assortment of instruments - hand drums and finger cymbals and pipes resembling our fagotto and dulzaina.
1984, Gary Jennings, The Journeyer, page 378:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samojed | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (30)
pl Samojedka (dog) · cmn 薩摩耶犬 /萨摩耶犬 (dog) · ja サモエード人 (person) · ja サモイェード (person) · ja サモエド犬 (dog) · es samoyedo (person) · ru самоди́ец (person) · es samoyedo (dog) · fr samoyède (dog) · ca samoieda (person) · cmn 薩摩耶 /萨摩耶 (dog) · cs samojed (dog) · cmn 薩摩耶人 /萨摩耶人 (person) · cs Samojed (person) · fr Samoyède (person) · pl Samojed (dog) · fi samojedi (dog) · fi samojedi (person) · ru самое́дская соба́ка (dog) · ca samoiede (person) · pl samojed (person) · cmn 薩莫耶德人 /萨莫耶德人 (person) · fi samojedinkoira (dog) · ca samoiede (dog) · mk самојед (dog) · ru самое́д (person) · ms anjing Samoyed (dog) · ru не́нец (person) · ru самое́д (dog) · ru самое́дская ла́йка (dog)