summa summarum

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin summa summārum (“sum of sums”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsumːɑ ˈsumːɑːrum/, [ˈs̠umːɑ̝ ˈs̠umːɑ̝ːrum]
• IPA^(key): /sumːɑ sum.ˈmɑːrum/

Adverb

summa summarum (not comparable)

1. all in all, in total

   Synonym: kaiken kaikkiaan

German

Etymology

From Latin summa summārum (“sum of sums”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzʊma zʊˈmaːʁʊm/

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Adverb

summa summarum

1. (higher register) in total

   Synonyms: insgesamt, alles in allem

   Eine Übernachtung, Frühstück und Kurtaxe – macht summa summarum 77,35 €.

   One night, breakfast and tourist tax – that’s € 77.35 in total.

Further reading

• “summa summarum” in Duden online
• “summa summarum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin summa summārum (“sum of sums”).

Adverb

summa summarum

1. (higher register) in total

   Synonym: alt i alt

Further reading

• “summa summarum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin summa (“sum”) summārum (“of sums”).

Adverb

summa summarum (not comparable)

1. all in all

   Synonyms: (colloquial) summan av kardemumman, kontentan