-sum
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-sum m
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *-sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz (“same as”). Akin to Old Frisian -sum, Old High German -sam, Old Norse -samr, Gothic -𐍃𐌰𐌼𐍃 (-sams), -𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰 (-sama, “same as”), Old English sam (“whether, or”), Old English same (“same”).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-sum
- characterized by some specific condition or quality; same as
- having or exemplifying
- wynsum ― joyful, winsome
Declension edit
Declension of -sum — Strong
Declension of -sum — Weak