soms

See also: söms

English

Noun

soms

1. plural of som

Anagrams

• MOSS, Moss, SMOS, SMOs, moss

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch soms, from Middle Dutch soms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔms/

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Adverb

soms

1. sometimes

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch soms.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /sɔms/
• Hyphenation: soms
• Rhymes: -ɔms

Adverb

soms

1. sometimes
2. (in questions) maybe, perhaps

   Ben je soms bang?

   Maybe you're scared?

Synonyms

• (sometimes): somtijds, somwijlen, weleens

Descendants

• Afrikaans: soms
• Negerhollands: som
• → West Frisian: soms

Latvian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Finnic *soomi. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sūōms]

Noun

soms m (1st declension, feminine form: somiete)

1. a Finn, a Finnish man

   tikties ar somiem ― to meet with Finns

2. (genitive plural) Finnish, pertaining to Finland and its people

   somu valoda ― the Finnish language

   somu literatūra ― Finnish literature

   somu arhitektūra ― Finnish architecture

   somu pirts ― Finnish bath, sauna

   somu duncis ― Finnish dagger (with short, thick blade)

Declension

Declension of soms (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	soms	somi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	somu	somus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	soma	somu
dative (datīvs)	somam	somiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	somu	somiem
locative (lokatīvs)	somā	somos
vocative (vokatīvs)	som	somi

Related terms

• Somija
• somisks
• somu valoda
• somugri