Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sah-tuh m]
- /ˈsɑ təm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sah-tuh m]
- /ˈsɑ təm/
Definitions of satem word
- adjective satem belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian. 1
- adjective satem denoting or belonging to the group of Indo-European languages in which original velar stops became palatalized (k > s or /ʃ/). These languages belong to the Indic, Iranian, Armenian, Slavonic, Baltic, and Albanian branches and are traditionally regarded as the E group 0
- adjective satem designating or of the group of Indo-European languages, including Indo-Iranian, Slavic, Baltic, Albanian, and Armenian, in which a prehistoric change of certain original stops into sibilants sets these languages apart from those of the centum group 0
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Origin of satem
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; < Avestan satəm hundred (cognate with Latin centum; see centum2), exemplifying in s- the outcome of Indo-European palatal stops characteristic of the group
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Parts of speech for Satem
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
satem popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.