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Satem is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Satem in a sentence

Satem meaning

Of or relating to a Proto-Indo-European language group that produced sibilants from a series of palatovelar stops.

Using Satem

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to a Proto-Indo-European language group that produced sibilants from a series of palatovelar stops.
  • In the example corpus, satem often appears in combinations such as: adenan satem, the satem.

Context around Satem

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

adenan 2×

Often after:

coffee 1× languages 1× branches 1×

Sentence patterns with Satem

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

centum and satem languages was 1× in the satem i e 1× minister adenan satem in 2016 1× of adenan satem coffee table 1× only the satem branches shared 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in that sense 1× in the 19th 1× it may be 1× july 22 was 1× mawan fifth left 1×

Common sentence endings:

among the people 1× coffee table books 1× european speaking populations 1× in the west 1× pie dialect continuum 1×

Words around Satem

Just before it in the word index:

satellogic 4 satellites 976 satellite 2.380 satellaview 4 satelite 3 satekla 4

Just after it in the word index:

satendra 3 sater 13 saterdag 2 sates 7 satguru 2 sath 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Satem

  • In this selection, "satem" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, adenan, coffee, languages and branches stand out and add context to how "satem" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include centum and satem languages was and in the satem i e. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "satem" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with satem

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In the 19th century, it was thought that the division between Centum and Satem languages was a simple west–east division, with centum languages in the west. (27 words)

Mawan (fifth left) and Ritchie, together with friends and supporters of the late chief minister, pose for a group photo with ‘The Legacy of Adenan Satem’ coffee-table books. (29 words)

July 22 was declared by the late Sarawak chief minister Adenan Satem in 2016 as Sarawak’s public holiday to honour past leaders and improve historical awareness among the people. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

It may be that the centum branches in fact reflect the original state of affairs in PIE, and only the satem branches shared a set of innovations, which affected all but the peripheral areas of the PIE dialect continuum. (39 words)

In that sense, Tocharian (to some extent like the Greek and the Anatolian languages ) seems to have been an isolate in the " satem " (i.e. palatovelar to sibilant ) phonetic regions of Indo-European-speaking populations. (35 words)

July 22 was declared by the late Sarawak chief minister Adenan Satem in 2016 as Sarawak’s public holiday to honour past leaders and improve historical awareness among the people. (30 words)

Example sentences (5)

Mawan (fifth left) and Ritchie, together with friends and supporters of the late chief minister, pose for a group photo with ‘The Legacy of Adenan Satem’ coffee-table books.

July 22 was declared by the late Sarawak chief minister Adenan Satem in 2016 as Sarawak’s public holiday to honour past leaders and improve historical awareness among the people.

In that sense, Tocharian (to some extent like the Greek and the Anatolian languages ) seems to have been an isolate in the " satem " (i.e. palatovelar to sibilant ) phonetic regions of Indo-European-speaking populations.

In the 19th century, it was thought that the division between Centum and Satem languages was a simple west–east division, with centum languages in the west.

It may be that the centum branches in fact reflect the original state of affairs in PIE, and only the satem branches shared a set of innovations, which affected all but the peripheral areas of the PIE dialect continuum.

Common combinations with satem

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "satem" in a sentence?
An example: "Mawan (fifth left) and Ritchie, together with friends and supporters of the late chief minister, pose for a group photo with ‘The Legacy of Adenan Satem’ coffee-table books." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "satem" from authentic English texts.
What does "satem" mean?
Satem means: Of or relating to a Proto-Indo-European language group that produced sibilants from a series of palatovelar stops.
How many example sentences with "satem" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "satem", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.