English

Proper noun

Sumo

1. A Misumalpan language of Nicaragua.

Anagrams

• muso
• soum

German

Noun

Sumo

1. sumo

English

Noun

sumo ‎(countable and uncountable, plural sumo or sumos)

Sumo wrestlers gathering in a circle.

1. (uncountable) A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.
2. (countable) A sumo wrestler

Translations

Derived terms

• kanjin-sumo

Anagrams

• muso, soum

Esperanto

Noun

sumo ‎(accusative singular sumon, plural sumoj, accusative plural sumojn)

1. sum

Finnish

Etymology

< Japanese

Noun

sumo

1. (sports) sumo (wrestling style of Japanese origin)

Declension

French

Noun

sumo m ‎(plural sumos)

1. sumo
2. sumotori

Galician

Verb

sumo

1. first-person singular present indicative of sumir

Italian

Etymology

From Japanese 相撲 ‎(sumō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.mo/
• Hyphenation: su‧mo
• Rhymes: -umo

Noun

sumo m ‎(invariable)

1. sumo (Japanese wrestling)

Verb

sumo

1. first-person singular present indicative of sumere

Anagrams

• muso

Latin

Etymology

From *susmō < *sups(e)mō, from sub- +‎ emō ‎(“to buy, take”), (with excrescent p in sūmpsī and sūmptum).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.moː/

Verb

sūmō ‎(present infinitive sūmere, perfect active sūmpsī, supine sūmptum); third conjugation

1. I take, take up, assume; seize; claim, arrogate.
2. I undertake, begin, enter upon.
3. I exact satisfaction, inflict punishment.
4. I choose, select.
5. I obtain, acquire, receive, get, take.
6. I use, apply, employ, spend, consume.
7. I adopt; borrow.
8. I buy, purchase.
9. I fascinate, charm.

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

• English: assume
• Italian: sumere
• Portuguese: sumir
• Spanish: sumir

References

• sumo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sumo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sumo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to require, give, take time for deliberation: tempus (spatium) deliberandi or ad deliberandum postulare, dare, sibi sumere
    
  • to take something into one's hands: in manus(m) sumere aliquid
    
  • to take poison: venenum sumere, bibere
    
  • to commence a thing: initium facere, ducere, sumere (alicuius rei)
    
  • to choose one from a large number of instances: ex infinita exemplorum copia unum (pauca) sumere, decerpere (eligere)
    
  • to take a lesson from some one's example: sibi exemplum sumere ex aliquo or exemplum capere de aliquo
    
  • to derive an argument from a thing: argumentum ducere, sumere ex aliqua re or petere ab aliqua re
    
  • to assume a thing: sumere (opp. reicere) aliquid
    
  • to take up a book in one's hands: librum in manus sumere
    
  • to be haughty: magnos spiritus sibi sumere (B. G. 1. 33)
    
  • to take upon oneself: sibi sumere aliquid (Planc. 1. 3)
    
  • to assume the toga virilis: togam virilem (puram) sumere
    
  • to take food: cibum sumere, capere
    
  • to borrow money from some one: pecuniam mutuari or sumere mutuam ab aliquo
    
  • to assume a despotic tone: regios spiritus sibi sumere
    
  • to exact a penalty from some one: supplicium sumere de aliquo
    
  • to execute the death-sentence on a person: supplicium sumere de aliquo
    
  • to take up one's arms: arma capere, sumere
    
• Andrew L. Sihler (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, New York, Oxford, Oxford University Press

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese 相撲 ‎(sumō) to mutually rush at

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈs̪ũmɔ]

Noun

sumo n (indeclinable)

1. sumo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.mu/

Etymology 1

sumo

From Latin summus.

Adjective

sumo m ‎(feminine singular suma, masculine plural sumos, feminine plural sumas, comparable)

1. highest, greatest

Noun

sumo m (plural sumos)

1. summit, top

Synonyms

• (summit): cume
• (top): cima, cimo

Etymology 2

sumo

From Old Portuguese çumo, from Arabic زُوم ‎(zūm, “juice, sap”), from Ancient Greek ζωμός ‎(zōmós). Cognate of Galician zume and Spanish zumo.

Noun

sumo m (plural sumos)

1. (Portugal) juice

Synonyms

• (juice): suco (Brasil)

Etymology 3

sumo

From Japanese 相撲 ‎(sumō, “to mutually rush at”).

Alternative forms

• (Brazil) sumô

Noun

sumo m (uncountable)

1. (martial arts, Portugal) sumo

Etymology 4

Verb

sumo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of sumir

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsu.mo̞]
• Homophone: zumo (Latin America)

Etymology 1

From Latin summus.

Adjective

sumo m ‎(feminine singular suma, masculine plural sumos, feminine plural sumas)

1. highest, greatest, superlative

   Caifás era sumo sacerdote. Caiaphas was the high priest.

2. utmost

Derived terms

• sumamente

Etymology 2

Verb

sumo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of sumar.

Etymology 3

Verb

sumo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of sumir.

Etymology 4

From Japanese 相撲 ‎(sumō) to mutually rush at

Noun

sumo m ‎(uncountable)

1. (martial arts) sumo