-sum

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sum"

Latin

Pronunciation

Suffix

-sum m

  1. accusative singular of -sus

Middle English

Suffix

-sum

  1. (chiefly Early Middle English or Northern) alternative form of -som

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 (adjective-forming suffix)

    1. forms adjectives signifying being characterized by some specific condition or quality; -some
      angsum ― difficult, constricted, āþrotsum ― irksome, ġecwēmsum ― pleasing, pleasant
    2. forms adjectives signifying having or exemplifying a specific quality; -some
      wynsum ― joyful, winsome

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Old Irish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [suβ̃]

    Suffix

    -sum

    1. alternative form of -som

    See also

    Old Irish emphatic suffixes
    person 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.