-sum

See also: sum, Sum, súm, sʉm, šum, and şum

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /sum/, [s̠ʊ̃ˑ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sum/, [sum]

Suffix

-sum m

accusative singular of -sus

Old English

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /sum/

Suffix

-sum

characterized by some specific condition or quality; same as
angsum ― difficult, constricted, āþrotsum ― irksome, ġecwēmsum ― pleasing, pleasant
having or exemplifying
wynsum ― joyful, winsome

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -sum

Descendants

Middle English: -sum, -som, -some
- English: -some
- Scots: -some

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