samheiti

Icelandic

Etymology

From sam- (“fellow, collective”) +‎ heiti (“name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːm.heiːtɪ/

Noun

samheiti n (genitive singular samheitis, nominative plural samheiti)

1. a synonym, a word with same meaning as another (abbreviations samh. and sh.)

Declension

declension of samheiti

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	samheiti	samheitið	samheiti	samheitin
accusative	samheiti	samheitið	samheiti	samheitin
dative	samheiti	samheitinu	samheitum	samheitunum
genitive	samheitis	samheitisins	samheita	samheitanna

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “synonym”): andheiti

Derived terms

• alþjóðlegt samheiti (international non-proprietary name)
• samheitaorðabók (“thesaurus”)