Latin

Verb

sunt

1. third-person plural present active indicative of sum

   Marcus et Lucius sunt nautae. — "Marcus and Lucius are sailors."

   Sunt iuvenēs. — "They are young."

   Sunt silvae in prōvinciā. — "There are forests in the province."

Manx

Etymology

From Middle English sounden, from Old French sonder, from sonde ‎(“sounding line”) of Germanic origin.

Verb

sunt ‎(verbal noun suntal or sunteil, past participle suntit)

1. (nautical) to sound, fathom, chart by sounding

Mutation

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

sunt

1. neuter singular of sunn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

sunt

1. neuter singular of sunn

Old French

Alternative forms

• sont

Verb

sunt

1. (Anglo-Norman) third-person plural present indicative of estre

Old Irish

Adverb

sunt

1. Alternative spelling of sund

Romanian

Alternative forms

• sînt (obsolete)

Etymology

Latin sum ‎(“I am”) and sunt ‎(“they are”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sunt], [sɨnt]

Verb

sunt

1. first-person singular present tense form of fi.

   Sunt un bărbat.

   I'm a man.

   Sunt un băiat de șapte ani.

   I'm a seven-year-old boy. (literally, I'm a boy of seven years.)

2. third-person plural present tense form of fi.

   Ei sunt bărbați.

   They are men.

Usage notes

• This word was spelled sînt until the 1993 spelling reform (which also changed sîntem to suntem and sînteți to sunteți). Indeed, the sînt spelling is still used by some in Romania (especially among the older generation), and remains common in the Republic of Moldova.

Synonyms

• îs

Saterland Frisian

Verb

sunt

1. Form of weese

Swedish

Adjective

sunt

1. absolute indefinite neuter form of sund.