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Samo
Samo
English
Proper noun
Samo
- A language spoken in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
See also
- Wiktionary's coverage of Samo terms
Czech
Alternative forms
- Sámo
Proper noun
Samo m
- The founder of the political union of Slavic tribes, Samo's Empire, stretching from Silesia to present-day Slovenia, ruling from 623 until his death in 658.
samo
samo
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sēmô, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥. Cognate to Latin sēmen.
Noun
sāmo m
Descendants
- German: Samen
Portuguese
Noun
samo m (plural samos)
- sapwood (soft, newer wood just under the bark)
Synonyms
Verb
samo
- Eye dialect spelling of somos.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From sȃm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sâmo/
- Hyphenation: sa‧mo
Particle
sȁmo (Cyrillic spelling са̏мо)
- (denoting exclusivity) only, not more than, nothing else
- samo razgovaraju ― they are just talking
- ona samo uči ― she does nothing but study
- ne samo da je l(ij)epa, nego je i pametna ― she's not only pretty, but she is also smart
- samo jedan ― only one
- connecting previously spoken text with what follows
- samo, ipak sam zabrinut ― it's just that, I'm a bit concerned
- just
- samo korak do propasti ― just a step away from disaster
- čekaj samo ― just wait
- zašto li je samo nazvao? ― just why did he call (her)?
- simply, uninterruptedly, out of its own
- s krova se samo cijedi ― it's simply trickling from the roof
- merely, solely
- ulaznica stoji samo pet kuna ― the ticket costs merely five kunas
- (denoting encouragement) just
- nastavite samo tako! ― just keeping doing it like that!
- (often ironically) just
- samo reci, pa ćeš vidjeti ― just say it, and you'll see
- (to emphasize a prohibition, or something which the interlocutor doesn't want to hear)
- nemoj mi samo reći da sve to nisi prije znao ― don't just tell me you didn't knew about it beforehand
- (to emphasize wonderment) how on earth, how the ****
- kako ti samo pada na pamet tako što ― how on earth did that occurred to you
- (denoting a desire) just
- kad bi samo došao! ― if only you came!
- (denoting a condition to execute or allow an action) just
- igraj se, samo me pusti na miru! ― keep playing, just live me alone!
- (to emphasize wonderment in interrogative clauses) how on earth, just how
- kako je samo saznao? ― how on earth did he find out?
- idiomatic and figurative meanings
- (e) da je samo... ― if only
- da samo znaš (čuješ, vidiš) ― if only you knew (heard, saw)
- samo malo ― just a little
- samo nam je to trebalo ― that is all we needed
Conjunction
sȁmo (Cyrillic spelling са̏мо)
- (denoting opposition or exclusion) just, but, only
- što volovi muču, samo nek kola ne škripe ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- dat ću/daću vam sve, samo bez svađe! ― I'll will get you everything, just don't get into a fight about it!
- ova haljina je l(ij)epa, samo je skupa ― this dress is very nice, but it's too expensive
- (denoting limited intention) only to, merely to
- govorim samo da govorim ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (denoting an assumption of opposite outcome) if only
- ti učiš, samo da ne bude uzalud ― you're studying, if only it were not in vain
- idiomatic and figurative meanings
- nije samo ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- nije to samo tako/ne može to samo tako ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- samo što ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- samo što ne ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- samo što nisam/samo što nije ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)