Old English · suffix
-sum
- Part of speech
- suffix
- IPA
- /sum/
- Syllables
- sum (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- characterized-somespecificexemplifyingqualitycondition
Meaning
-
characterized by some specific condition or quality; same as
angsum
difficult, constricted
-
having or exemplifying
wynsum
joyful, winsome
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | -sum | -sumu-sumo | -sum |
| Accusative | -sumne | -sume | -sum |
| Genitive | -sumes | -sumre | -sumes |
| Dative | -sumum | -sumre | -sumum |
| Instrumental | -sume | -sumre | -sume |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | -sume | -suma-sume | -sumu-sumo |
| Accusative | -sume | -suma-sume | -sumu-sumo |
| Genitive | -sumra | -sumra | -sumra |
| Dative | -sumum | -sumum | -sumum |
| Instrumental | -sumum | -sumum | -sumum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | -suma | -sume | -sume |
| Accusative | -suman | -suman | -sume |
| Genitive | -suman | -suman | -suman |
| Dative | -suman | -suman | -suman |
| Instrumental | -suman | -suman | -suman |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | -suman | -suman | -suman |
| Accusative | -suman | -suman | -suman |
| Genitive | -sumra-sumena | -sumra-sumena | -sumra-sumena |
| Dative | -sumum | -sumum | -sumum |
| Instrumental | -sumum | -sumum | -sumum |
All forms (12)
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 - (-sams), - (-sama, “same as”), Old English sam (“whether, or”), Old English same (“same”).
Descendants
-some
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