-sam
- (morpheme) Used to form adjectives from verbs, nouns, and other adjectives; expressing similarity or the possession of a quality.
- (morpheme) Used to form adjectives from verbs; expressing the ability to undergo some action.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/zaːm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German -sam, from Old High German -sam, from Proto-West Germanic *-sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, from Proto-Germanic *samaz, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Cognate with English -some and Dutch -zaam. Related also to Old High German samo (“the same”) and sama (“similary”).
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