saim

See also: Saim, saïm, and sáim

English

Noun

saim (uncountable)

Alternative form of seam (“lard”)

Anagrams

AMIs, Amis, ISAM, Isam, M'sia, MIAs, Masi, Mias, Sami, Siam, Sima, Sámi, aims, siam, sima

Galician

Verb

saim

(reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of sair

Portuguese

Alternative forms

sail

Etymology

From Latin *saginus.[1] Compare Galician saín.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈĩ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈĩ/

Hyphenation: sa‧im

Noun

saim m (uncountable)

fish oil

References

“saim” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Tocharian B

Noun

saim f

Welsh

Alternative forms

saem, sâm

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English seym. from Old French saim.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sai̯m/
- (South Wales, colloquial also) IPA^(key): /saːm/

Noun

saim m (plural seimiau, not mutable)

grease
lard

Synonyms

bloneg, braster

Derived terms

dom saim (“fatberg”)
seimiach (“grease”)
seimio (“grease”, verb)
seimllyd (“greasy”, adjective)

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “saim”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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