satem
See also: Satem
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬆𐬨 (satəm, “hundred”). The canonical example of a word that changed Proto-Indo-European palatovelar */ḱ/ into sibilant /s/ by the 3rd millennium BCE, as opposed to Latin centum (“hundred”). Doublet of hundred and centum.
Adjective
satem (not comparable)
- (Indo-European studies) Referring to a Proto-Indo-European language group that produced sibilants from a series of palatovelar stops.
- Antonym: centum
Derived terms
Romanian
Declension
declension of satem (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) satem | satemul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) satem | satemului |
| vocative | satemule | |
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