soma

soma

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English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊmə/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊmə/
  • Rhymes: (General American) -oʊmə, (Received Pronunciation) -əʊmə
  • Hyphenation: so‧ma

Etymology 1

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

Noun

soma (plural somas or somata)

  1. (anatomy) The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
  2. (biology) The body of an organism in contrast to the germ cells.
  3. (cytology) The bulbous part of a neuron, containing the cell nucleus.
  4. (philosophy) The corporeal body, as distinguished from the psyche or soul and the pneuma or spirit.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:body
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Transliteration of Sanskrit सोम (soma). Doublet of haoma.

Noun

soma (uncountable)

  1. (Vedic religion) A ritual drink in ancient Vedic culture, obtained by pressing the Soma plant.
  2. (by extension, science fiction) Any kind of intoxicating drug.
Alternative forms
  • Soma
Related terms
  • haoma
Translations

Anagrams

  • -omas, Amos, MOAS, MOAs, Samo, maos, moas, omas, soam

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of Somaliër.

Noun

soma ? (plural soma's, diminutive somaatje n)

  1. (sometimes offensive, slang) a Somalian

Fijian

Adverb

soma

  1. often, frequently
    Synonym: wasoma

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *coma. Related to Karelian šoma, Livvi čoma, Ludian čoma and Veps čoma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsomɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞mɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -omɑ
  • Syllabification(key): so‧ma
  • Hyphenation(key): so‧ma

Adjective

soma (comparative somempi, superlative somin)

  1. pretty, cute, sweet

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “soma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

  • Asmo, mosa, osma

French

Pronunciation

Noun

soma m (plural somas)

  1. (cytology) soma

Further reading

  • “soma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese soma (“top”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin summa (“top”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsomɐ]

Noun

soma f (plural somas)

  1. ridge (formed besides a furrow)
    Synonyms: lombeiro, márdea, mesa, sorrello

References

  • Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “soma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “soma”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “soma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “soma”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “soma”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsoma/ [ˈso.ma]
  • Rhymes: -oma
  • Syllabification: so‧ma
  • Homophone: Soma

Noun

soma (plural soma-soma)

  1. soma
    1. (anatomy) the whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
      Synonyms: badan, jasad hidup, tubuh
    2. (biology) the body of an organism in contrast to the germ cells.
      Synonyms: badan, jasad hidup, tubuh
    3. (cytology) the bulbous part of a neuron, containing the cell nucleus.
      Synonym: badan sel

Further reading

  • “soma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ɔma
  • Hyphenation: sò‧ma

Etymology 1

From Late Latin sauma, from alteration of Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma). Compare the doublet salma (“corpse”). Cognate to French somme (“packsaddle”).

Noun

soma f (plural some)

  1. the load borne by a pack animal
  2. (by extension) the measure of the capacity of a given animal to bear a load
  3. (figurative, literary)
    1. burden
      Synonym: onere
    2. weight
      Synonym: peso
    3. body
      Synonym: corpo
Derived terms

Further reading

  • soma1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma).

Noun

soma m (plural somi)

  1. (medicine) soma
Derived terms

Further reading

  • soma2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3

Transliteration of Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma).

Noun

soma m (plural somata)

  1. (music, historical, Byzantine Greece) second interval

Further reading

  • soma3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English soma, from Sanskrit सोम (soma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sáwHmas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáwHmas, derived from the root *sawH- (“to press out, to extract”).

Noun

soma m (invariable) (historical)

  1. name of an as yet unidentified plant
  2. soma (juice extracted from the above plant, used as a ritual drink)

Further reading

  • soma4 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

  • Amos, Mosa, Samo, maso

Italiot Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma).

Noun

soma n

  1. body

Japanese

Romanization

soma

  1. Rōmaji transcription of そま

Latvian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old East Slavic сума (suma) (compare Russian сума́ (sumá)), itself borrowed (via Polish) from Old High German soum (“burden”) (compare German Saum), from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma) (whence also Latin sagma, sauma (“burden saddle, burden”)). The borrowing happened in the 13th century, when Old East Slavic у was still pronounced as [oː]. The word soma is first attested in 17th-century dictionaries with meanings such as “bread sack”, “bag”, “travel bag”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sūōma]

Noun

soma f (4th declension)

  1. bag, pack (fabric, leather, etc. object with straps or handles, used for carrying small objects, groceries, etc.)
    pasta soma ― mail bag
    medību soma ― (hunting) game bag
    skolas soma ― satchel, school bag
    iepirkumu soma ― shopping bag
    ceļa soma, ceļasoma ― suitcase (lit. travelling bag)
    rokas soma, rokassoma ― purse (lit. hand bag)
    mugursoma ― backpack, knapsack, rucksack
  2. (biology, anatomy) pouch (skin fold in marsupials to keep a newborn baby)
    ķengura soma ― kangaroo pouch
Declension
Derived terms
  • ceļasoma
  • mugursoma
  • rokassoma
See also
  • maiss

Etymology 2

See soms.

Noun

soma m

  1. genitive singular of soms

References

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ɔma
  • Syllabification: so‧ma
  • Homophone: Soma

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma).

Noun

soma f

  1. (anatomy) soma (the whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail)
  2. (anatomy) soma (the corporeal body, as distinguished from the psyche or soul)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सोम (soma).

Noun

soma f

  1. (Vedic religion) soma (ritual drink in ancient Vedic and continuing Hindu culture)
Declension

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

soma m animal

  1. genitive/accusative singular of som

Further reading

  • soma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese soma, from Latin summa.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔmɐ, -omɐ
  • Hyphenation: so‧ma

Noun

soma f (plural somas)

  1. (arithmetic) sum (quantity obtained by addition or aggregation)
  2. sum (quantity of money)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: so‧ma

Noun

soma m (plural somas)

  1. (anatomy, cytology) soma

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit सोम (sóma), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma, from Proto-Indo-European *sew(h)-.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: so‧ma

Noun

soma m (plural somas)

  1. (religion) soma

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔmɐ
  • Hyphenation: so‧ma

Verb

soma

  1. inflection of somar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sommer.

Verb

a soma (third-person singular present somează, past participle somat) 1st conjugation

  1. to summon

Conjugation

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-soma (infinitive gusoma, perfective -somye)

  1. to read

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

soma (Cyrillic spelling сома)

  1. genitive/accusative singular of som

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsoma/ [ˈso.ma]
  • Rhymes: -oma
  • Syllabification: so‧ma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

Noun

soma m (plural somas)

  1. (biology) soma

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin summa.

Noun

soma f (plural somas)

  1. a kind of thick flour

Further reading

  • “soma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

Verb

-soma (infinitive kusoma)

  1. to read
  2. to study

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -somea
    • Causative: -somesha (“make read, educate”)
    • Passive: -somwa
    • Stative: -someka (“be legible”)
  • Nominal derivations:
    • msoma (“reader”)
    • msomaji (“reader”)
    • msomi (“scholar”)
    • somo (“lesson”)

Swazi

Verb

-sóma

  1. to court, to flirt, to date

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Ternate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈso.ma]

Noun

soma

  1. dragnet, fishnet

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

Noun

soma

  1. dative singular of som

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