Samoyed

samoyed English thumb|A Samoyed dog sitting. Alternative forms en Samojed Etymology From en ru самое́д, probably from en smi - und *saam-edne land of the people; compare fi Suomi Finn.Andrei V. Golovnev and Gail Osherenko, "Siberian Survival: The Nenets and Their Story," Cornell University, 1999 In the course of borrowing, the word was folk-etymologically reinterpreted as ru сам self, own + ru есть есть, ед- eat, "self-eater."Samoyed Pronunciation en /ˈsæməjɛd/ /səˈmɔɪ.ɛd/ Noun s * en anthropology A member of the Samoyedic peoples of the Siberian Urals, who speak Samoyedic languages. Of other Northerne people adioyning to the Tartars 363 The Samoyeds are Idolaters and Witches, obſeruing diuelliſh ſuperſtitions en zoology A hardy breed of dog from Siberia. en Sammie Sammy Smiley nickname nickname nickname Adjective ? en anthropology Of or pertaining to this people. en 1984 The Journeyer Gary Jennings 378 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. Translations person Catalan: ca samoiede m, ca samoieda f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 薩莫耶德人 sàmòyédérén, cmn 薩摩耶人 sàmóyérén Czech: cs Samojed m Finnish: fi samojedi French: fr Samoyède s Japanese: ja サモエード人 samoēdojin, ja サモイェード samoyēdo Polish: pl samojed m-an Russian: ru самоди́ец m, ru не́нец m, ru самое́д m dated Spanish: es samoyedo dog Catalan: ca samoiede m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 薩摩耶, cmn 薩摩耶犬 Czech: cs samojed m Finnish: fi samojedi, fi samojedinkoira French: fr samoyède s Japanese: ja サモエド犬 samoedoken Macedonian: mk самојед m Malay: ms anjing Samoyed Polish: pl Samojed m-pr, pl Samojedka f Russian: ru самое́д m, ru самое́дская ла́йка f, ru самое́дская соба́ка f Spanish: es samoyedo Derived terms en Samoyedologist Samusky Samusky References Anagrams en ademosy some day someday en Dogs