Samt

See also: samt

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs
Proto-Hellenic *hwéks
Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx)
Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μῐ́τος (mĭ́tos)
Medieval Greek ἑξάμιτος (hexámitos)bor.
Medieval Latin samitum
Old French samitbor.
Middle High German samīt
German Samt

    Inherited from Middle High German samīt, borrowed from Old French samit, from Medieval Latin samitum, borrowed from Medieval Greek ἑξάμιτος (hexámitos), from Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) + μῐ́τος (mĭ́tos, “thread, strand”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    Samt m (strong, genitive Samtes or Samts, plural Samte)

    1. (textiles) velvet

    Declension

    Declension of Samt [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Samt die Samte
    genitive eines des Samtes, Samts der Samte
    dative einem dem Samt, Samte1 den Samten
    accusative einen den Samt die Samte

    1Now rare, see notes.

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    Descendants

    • → Latvian: samts

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