Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

samoyed

/ˈsæməjɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: samoyed
IPA: /ˈsæməjɛd/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Samoyedic peoples of the Siberian Urals, who speak Samoyedic languages.

noun

A hardy breed of dog from Siberia.

adj

Of or pertaining to this people.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Samoyed (dog)

Example Sentences

"The Samoyeds are Idolaters and Witches, obſeruing diuelliſh ſuperſtitions"
"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."

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."

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: самое́д, -

Inflected Forms

Samoyeds (plural) Samojed (alternative)

Derived Forms

Samoyedologist Samusky

Synonyms

Sammie Sammy Smiley samoyede samoyedic samoyed language samoyedic language

Questions

How do you pronounce samoyed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæməjɛd/.
What does samoyed mean?: A member of the Samoyedic peoples of the Siberian Urals, who speak Samoyedic languages.
Where does samoyed come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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