# сом
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *somъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɔm]

### Noun

сом • (som) m
* sheatfish (Silurus glanis)

#### Declension
## Eastern Khanty
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sɒːm]

### Noun

сом (som) (Surgut)
* fish scale

### References

* Elena Skribnik, editor (2016), Ob-Ugric Database: analysed text corpora and dictionaries for less described Ob-Ugric dialects‎, University of Munich
* Volkova, A. N., Solovar, V. N. (2018) “сом”, in Хантыйско-русский тематический словарь (сургутский диалект) [Khanty-Russian Thematic Dictionary (Surgut dialect)]‎ (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: РГПУ имени А.И. Герцена, →ISBN, page 200

## Ingush
### Etymology

Akin to Chechen стом (stom).

### Noun

сом • (som)
* fruit

## Kazakh
### Etymology

As a unit of currency, the Turkic root *som literally means pure, implying pure gold.

### Adjective

сом • (som)
* solid, dense
* pure

### Noun

сом • (som)
* som (national unit of currency in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan)
* (historical) ruble (under the USSR)

## Kyrgyz
### Etymology

As a unit of currency, the Turkic root *som literally means pure, implying pure gold.

### Noun

сом • (som) (Arabic spelling سوم)
* som (national unit of currency in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan)
* (historical) ruble (under the USSR)

#### Declension
### Adjective

сом • (som) (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide], Arabic spelling سوم)
* pure

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *somъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sɔm]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

сом • (som) m (diminutive сомче)
* catfish

#### Derived terms

* сомиште n (somište)

## Mongolian

| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
| ᠰᠣᠮ (som) | сом (som) |

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɔm/
* Syllabification: сом (1 syllable)

### Noun

сом • (som)
* (dialectal) wooden fermentation bucket

#### Declension
## Northern Khanty
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

сом (som) (Kazym)
* fish scale

### References

* Solovar, V. N. (2014) “сом”, in Хантыйско-русский Словарь (казымский диалект) [Khanty-Russian Dictionary (Kazym Dialect)]‎, Khanty-Mansiysk: ООО «ФОРМАТ», →ISBN, page 283

## Pannonian Rusyn
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɔm]
* Rhymes: -ɔm
* Hyphenation: сом

### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Inherited from Old Slovak som, from Proto-Slavic *esmь. Cognate with Slovak som.

#### Verb

сом (som)
* first-person singular indicative present of буц (buc)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian сом / som or inherited from Old Slovak som, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *somъ. Cognate with Slovak sumec.

#### Noun

сом (som) m anim (augmentative сомиско)
* (Serbism) catfish
    Synonym: харча (xarča)

##### Declension
#### References

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “сом”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [som]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *somъ.

#### Noun

сом • (som) m anim (genitive сома́, nominative plural сомы́, genitive plural сомо́в)
* catfish, sheatfish
** 1939, “Рыба. Отварная рыба. Белуга отварная”, in Книга о вкусной и здоровой пище, Москва, Ленинград: Пищепромиздат; English translation from The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food, (Please provide a date or year):Белу́гу и другу́ю кра́сную ры́бу, а та́кже сома́ лу́чше вари́ть це́лым куско́м и ре́зать на по́рции пе́ред пода́чей на стол.Belúgu i drugúju krásnuju rýbu, a tákže somá lúčše varítʹ célym kuskóm i rézatʹ na pórcii péred podáčej na stol.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

##### Related terms

* сомообра́зные pl (somoobráznyje)
** со́мовые pl (sómovyje)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kyrgyz сом (som), Uzbek сўм (soʻm)/soʻm.

#### Noun

сом • (som) m inan (genitive со́ма, nominative plural со́мы, genitive plural со́мов)
* (numismatics) som, so'm

##### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sôm/

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *somъ.

#### Noun

со̏м m (Latin spelling sȍm)
* catfish

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

The origins of this term are unclear. Possibly because som (catfish) is a big fish. Others believe it is due to the 1000 dinar banknotes of 1955, on which the person depicted appears to have two fish eyes (instead of welding goggles) on his head.

#### Noun

со̏м m (Latin spelling sȍm)
* (colloquial) grand (a thousand of something, especially but not only money)

## Southern Altai
### Etymology

As a unit of currency, the Turkic root *som literally means pure, implying pure gold.

### Noun

сом • (som)
* statue, contour, form

### Adjective

сом • (som)
* unbroken, hard

### References

* V. verbickij, editor (1884), “сом”, in Slovarʹ Altajskago i Aladagskago narečij tjurkskago jazyka [Altaian and Aladagian language Dictionary], Kazan', →ISBN, page 305
* N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “сом”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
* Radloff, Friedrich Wilhelm (1893–1911) Опыт словаря тюркских наречий – Versuch eines Wörterbuches der Türk-Dialecte [Attempt at a Lexicon of the Turkic Dialects] (overall work in German and Russian), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, columns 562, 563

## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sɔm]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *somъ.

#### Noun

сом • (som) m animal (genitive со́ма, nominative plural со́ми, genitive plural со́мів)
* catfish

##### Declension
### Etymology 2
#### Noun

сом • (som) m inan (genitive со́ма, nominative plural со́ми, genitive plural со́мів)
* som (currency)

##### Declension
### References

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сом”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “сом”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “сом”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “сом”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)