Sumatra

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *som-
Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-
Proto-Indo-Aryan *sam-
Sanskrit सम्- (sam-)
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Proto-Indo-European *ud-ró-s
Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra)der.
Malay Sumaterader.
Arabic سُومَطْرَة (sūmaṭra)bor.
Portuguese Sumatrabor.
English Sumatra

    From Portuguese Sumatra, from Arabic سُومَطْرَة (sūmaṭra), from Malay Sumatera, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”). Mentioned in the 11th century in Sanskrit as समुद्रभूमि (samudrabhūmi, “land of Sumatra”), gradually replacing the earlier सुवर्णद्वीप (suvarṇadvīpa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /suːˈmɑːtɹə/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Proper noun

    Sumatra

    2. The largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.

    Holonyms

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Noun

    Sumatra (plural Sumatras)

    1. (Singapore, formerly) A squall or violent rainstorm coming from the south.
      • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 119:
        In the Straits of Malacca one encounters a squall every night; there they are known by the name of Sumatras, crossing as they do from the island bearing that name.
    2. A chicken of a breed native to the island of Sumatra, formerly used in cock-fighting and now mainly kept for exhibition.

    References

    Anagrams

    Cebuano

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *sem-
    Proto-Indo-European *som-
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-
    Proto-Indo-Aryan *sam-
    Sanskrit सम्- (sam-)
    Proto-Indo-European *wed-
    Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
    Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
    Proto-Indo-European *ud-ró-s
    Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra)
    Indonesian Sumatrader.
    Cebuano Sumatra

      Derived from Indonesian Sumatra, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

      Pronunciation

      • Hyphenation: ca‧tag‧bo

      Proper noun

      Sumatra

      1. Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island)
      2. a surname from Sanskrit

      Czech

      Proper noun

      Sumatra f (relational adjective sumaterský, demonym Sumatřan, female demonym Sumatřanka)

      1. Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island)

      Declension

      Declension of Sumatra (sg-only hard feminine)
      singular
      nominative Sumatra
      genitive Sumatry
      dative Sumatře
      accusative Sumatru
      vocative Sumatro
      locative Sumatře
      instrumental Sumatrou

      Further reading

      Dutch

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Italian Sumatra or Latin Sumatra (from Italian), used by Ludovico di Varthema in his travelogue, ultimately from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˌsyˈmaː.traː/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Hyphenation: Su‧ma‧tra

      Proper noun

      Sumatra n

      1. Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island) [from 16th c.]

      Derived terms

      Finnish

      Etymology

      Ultimately from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈsumɑtrɑ/, [ˈs̠umɑ̝t̪rɑ̝]
      • Rhymes: -umɑtrɑ
      • Syllabification(key): Su‧mat‧ra
      • Hyphenation(key): Su‧mat‧ra

      Proper noun

      Sumatra

      1. Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island)

      Declension

      Inflection of Sumatra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
      nominative Sumatra (Sumatrat)
      genitive Sumatran (Sumatrojen)
      partitive Sumatraa (Sumatroja)
      illative Sumatraan (Sumatroihin)
      singular plural
      nominative Sumatra (Sumatrat)
      accusative nom. Sumatra (Sumatrat)
      gen. Sumatran
      genitive Sumatran (Sumatrojen)
      (Sumatrain rare)
      partitive Sumatraa (Sumatroja)
      inessive Sumatrassa (Sumatroissa)
      elative Sumatrasta (Sumatroista)
      illative Sumatraan (Sumatroihin)
      adessive Sumatralla (Sumatroilla)
      ablative Sumatralta (Sumatroilta)
      allative Sumatralle (Sumatroille)
      essive Sumatrana (Sumatroina)
      translative Sumatraksi (Sumatroiksi)
      abessive Sumatratta (Sumatroitta)
      instructive — (Sumatroin)
      comitative See the possessive forms below.
      Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
      Possessive forms of Sumatra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
      first-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Sumatrani (Sumatrani)
      accusative nom. Sumatrani (Sumatrani)
      gen. Sumatrani
      genitive Sumatrani (Sumatrojeni)
      (Sumatraini rare)
      partitive Sumatraani (Sumatrojani)
      inessive Sumatrassani (Sumatroissani)
      elative Sumatrastani (Sumatroistani)
      illative Sumatraani (Sumatroihini)
      adessive Sumatrallani (Sumatroillani)
      ablative Sumatraltani (Sumatroiltani)
      allative Sumatralleni (Sumatroilleni)
      essive Sumatranani (Sumatroinani)
      translative Sumatrakseni (Sumatroikseni)
      abessive Sumatrattani (Sumatroittani)
      instructive — —
      comitative — (Sumatroineni)
      Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
      second-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Sumatrasi (Sumatrasi)
      accusative nom. Sumatrasi (Sumatrasi)
      gen. Sumatrasi
      genitive Sumatrasi (Sumatrojesi)
      (Sumatraisi rare)
      partitive Sumatraasi (Sumatrojasi)
      inessive Sumatrassasi (Sumatroissasi)
      elative Sumatrastasi (Sumatroistasi)
      illative Sumatraasi (Sumatroihisi)
      adessive Sumatrallasi (Sumatroillasi)
      ablative Sumatraltasi (Sumatroiltasi)
      allative Sumatrallesi (Sumatroillesi)
      essive Sumatranasi (Sumatroinasi)
      translative Sumatraksesi (Sumatroiksesi)
      abessive Sumatrattasi (Sumatroittasi)
      instructive — —
      comitative — (Sumatroinesi)
      Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
      first-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Sumatramme (Sumatramme)
      accusative nom. Sumatramme (Sumatramme)
      gen. Sumatramme
      genitive Sumatramme (Sumatrojemme)
      (Sumatraimme rare)
      partitive Sumatraamme (Sumatrojamme)
      inessive Sumatrassamme (Sumatroissamme)
      elative Sumatrastamme (Sumatroistamme)
      illative Sumatraamme (Sumatroihimme)
      adessive Sumatrallamme (Sumatroillamme)
      ablative Sumatraltamme (Sumatroiltamme)
      allative Sumatrallemme (Sumatroillemme)
      essive Sumatranamme (Sumatroinamme)
      translative Sumatraksemme (Sumatroiksemme)
      abessive Sumatrattamme (Sumatroittamme)
      instructive — —
      comitative — (Sumatroinemme)
      Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
      second-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Sumatranne (Sumatranne)
      accusative nom. Sumatranne (Sumatranne)
      gen. Sumatranne
      genitive Sumatranne (Sumatrojenne)
      (Sumatrainne rare)
      partitive Sumatraanne (Sumatrojanne)
      inessive Sumatrassanne (Sumatroissanne)
      elative Sumatrastanne (Sumatroistanne)
      illative Sumatraanne (Sumatroihinne)
      adessive Sumatrallanne (Sumatroillanne)
      ablative Sumatraltanne (Sumatroiltanne)
      allative Sumatrallenne (Sumatroillenne)
      essive Sumatrananne (Sumatroinanne)
      translative Sumatraksenne (Sumatroiksenne)
      abessive Sumatrattanne (Sumatroittanne)
      instructive — —
      comitative — (Sumatroinenne)
      Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
      third-person possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Sumatransa (Sumatransa)
      accusative nom. Sumatransa (Sumatransa)
      gen. Sumatransa
      genitive Sumatransa (Sumatrojensa)
      (Sumatrainsa rare)
      partitive Sumatraansa (Sumatrojaan)
      (Sumatrojansa)
      inessive Sumatrassaan
      Sumatrassansa       		(Sumatroissaan)
      (Sumatroissansa)
      elative Sumatrastaan
      Sumatrastansa       		(Sumatroistaan)
      (Sumatroistansa)
      illative Sumatraansa (Sumatroihinsa)
      adessive Sumatrallaan
      Sumatrallansa       		(Sumatroillaan)
      (Sumatroillansa)
      ablative Sumatraltaan
      Sumatraltansa       		(Sumatroiltaan)
      (Sumatroiltansa)
      allative Sumatralleen
      Sumatrallensa       		(Sumatroilleen)
      (Sumatroillensa)
      essive Sumatranaan
      Sumatranansa       		(Sumatroinaan)
      (Sumatroinansa)
      translative Sumatrakseen
      Sumatraksensa       		(Sumatroikseen)
      (Sumatroiksensa)
      abessive Sumatrattaan
      Sumatrattansa       		(Sumatroittaan)
      (Sumatroittansa)
      instructive — —
      comitative — (Sumatroineen)
      (Sumatroinensa)
      Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.

      Derived terms

      Anagrams

      French

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /sy.ma.tʁa/

      Proper noun

      Sumatra m

      1. Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island)

      Derived terms

      • sumatrien

      German

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Sumatra n (proper noun, genitive Sumatras or (optionally with an article) Sumatra)

      1. Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island)

      Indonesian

      Etymology

      From Malay Sumatera, Borrowed from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

      Proper noun

      Sumatra

      1. Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island)

      Italian

      Etymology

      From Indonesian Sumatra, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /suˈma.tra/
      • Rhymes: -atra
      • Hyphenation: Su‧mà‧tra

      Proper noun

      Sumatra f

      1. Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island)

      Anagrams

      Polish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /suˈma.tra/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -atra
      • Syllabification: Su‧ma‧tra

      Proper noun

      Sumatra f

      1. Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island)

      Declension

      Declension of Sumatra
      singular
      nominative Sumatra
      genitive Sumatry
      dative Sumatrze
      accusative Sumatrę
      instrumental Sumatrą
      locative Sumatrze
      vocative Sumatro

      Further reading

      • “Sumatra”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish)

      Portuguese

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *sem-
      Proto-Indo-European *som-
      Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-
      Proto-Indo-Aryan *sam-
      Sanskrit सम्- (sam-)
      Proto-Indo-European *wed-
      Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
      Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
      Proto-Indo-European *ud-ró-s
      Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra)der.
      Malay Sumaterader.
      Arabic سُومَطْرَة (sūmaṭra)bor.
      Portuguese Sumatra

        From Arabic سُومَطْرَة (sūmaṭra), from Malay Sumatera, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”). Mentioned in the 11th century in Sanskrit as समुद्रभूमि (samudrabhūmi, “land of Sumatra”), gradually replacing the earlier सुवर्णद्वीप (suvarṇadvīpa).

        Pronunciation

        • (Brazil) IPA(key): /suˈma.tɾɐ/

        • Hyphenation: Su‧ma‧tra

        Proper noun

        Sumatra f

        1. Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island)

        Serbo-Croatian

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /sǔmatra/
        • Hyphenation: Su‧mat‧ra

        Proper noun

        Sùmatra f (Cyrillic spelling Су̀матра)

        1. Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island)

        Declension

        Declension of Sumatra
        singular
        nominative Sumatra
        genitive Sumatre
        dative Sumatri
        accusative Sumatru
        vocative Sumatro / Sumatra
        locative Sumatri
        instrumental Sumatrom

        References

        • “Sumatra”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

        Spanish

        Alternative forms

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /suˈmatɾa/ [suˈma.t̪ɾa]
        • Rhymes: -atɾa
        • Syllabification: Su‧ma‧tra

        Proper noun

        Sumatra f

        1. Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island)

        Derived terms

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