-sum
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sum"
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsum]
Suffix
edit-sum m
Middle English
editSuffix
edit-sum
- (chiefly Early Middle English or Northern) alternative form of -som
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editSuffix
edit-sum
- characterized by some specific condition or quality; same as
- having or exemplifying
- wynsum ― joyful, winsome
Declension
editDeclension of -sum — Strong
Declension of -sum — Weak
Derived terms
editDescendants
editOld Irish
editPronunciation
editSuffix
edit-sum
- alternative form of -som
See also
editperson | emphatic suffixes |
---|---|
1 sg | -se, -sa |
2 sg | -siu, -so, -su |
3 sg m or n | -som, -sem, -sium, -sum, -sam |
3 sg f | -si |
1 pl | -ni, -nai, -sni |
2 pl | -si |
3 pl | -som, -sem, -sium, -sum, -sam |
Emphatic suffixes are added to nouns modified by a possessive determiner to emphasize the possessor; to verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns to emphasize the subject; and to inflected prepositions to emphasize the object.
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