Sumorsæte

Old English edit

Etymology edit

Equivalent to sumor (“summer”) +‎ -sǣte (“residents”). Sometimes thought to be shortened from an earlier name *Sumortūnsǣte, originally meaning "residents of Somerton."

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsu.morˌsæː.te/

Proper noun edit

Sumorsǣte m pl

the people of Somerset
Somerset

Declension edit

Declension of Sumorsæte (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	—	Sumorsǣte
accusative	—	Sumorsǣte
genitive	—	Sumorsǣta
dative	—	Sumorsǣtum

Derived terms edit

Sumorsǣtisċ

Descendants edit

English: Somerset