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satem

[ sah-tuhm ]

adjective

  1. 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.


satem

/ ˈseɪ-; ˈsɑːtəm /

adjective

  1. 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 Compare centum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of satem1

1900–05; < Avestan satəm hundred (cognate with Latin centum; centum 2 ), exemplifying in s- the outcome of Indo-European palatal stops characteristic of the group
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Word History and Origins

Origin of satem1

from Avestan sat ə m hundred; chosen to exemplify the variation of initial s with initial k (as in centum ) in Indo-European languages
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Example Sentences

Mr. Najib was helped by support from a popular local ally, Chief Minister Adenan Satem, who emerges as a reliable power broker in Malaysian politics.

But Mr. Najib’s chief asset has been his popular local ally, Chief Minister Adenan Satem, who has campaigned actively and hopes to extend the Front’s dominance over a weak and divided opposition in Sarawak’s 82-seat legislature.

This year Barisan is also getting a legitimate boost from the wild popularity of Sarawak’s newish chief minister, Adenan Satem.

Since Mr. Satem was implicated in the bombing, which killed five people on Jan. 2 in a neighborhood dominated by Hezbollah, he has become the face of what many Lebanese fear most: fellow citizens so radicalized by the conflict in Syria that they would give their lives to attack their perceived enemies at home.

Inside, it was so cold that Mr. Satem’s mother’s breath was visible as she mourned her son.

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