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-sum

-sum

See also: sum, súm, and šum

Latin

Pronunciation

Suffix

-sum m

  1. accusative singular of -sus

Old English

Suffix

-sum

  1. characterized by some specific condition or quality; same as
    angsum ‎(“difficult, constricted”)
    āþrotsum ‎(“irksome”)
    gecwēmsum ‎(“pleasing, pleasant”)
  2. having or exemplifying
    wynsum ‎(“joyful, winsome”)

Descendants

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-samaz ‎(“same as”). Akin to Old Frisian -sum, Old High German -sam, Old Norse -samr, Gothic -sams, -sama ("same as"), Old English sam ‎(“whether", "or”), Old English sama ‎(“same”).

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