soms

See also: söms

English

Noun

soms

  1. plural of som

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch soms, from Middle Dutch soms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔms/
  • (file)

Adverb

soms

  1. sometimes

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch soms.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • 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

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

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