-sum

== Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsum] === Suffix === -sum m accusative singular of -sus == Middle English == === Suffix === -sum (chiefly Early Middle English or Northern) alternative form of -som == Old English == === 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 -𐍃𐌰𐌼𐍃 (-sams), -𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰 (-sama, “same as”), Old English sam (“whether, or”), Old English same (“same”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sum/ === Suffix === -sum characterized by some specific condition or quality; same as angsum ― difficult, constricted, āþrotsum ― irksome, ġecwēmsum ― pleasing, pleasant having or exemplifying wynsum ― joyful, winsome ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: -som, -soum, -sum, -some, -somme (Late Middle English), -summ (Ormulum)English: -someMiddle Scots: -sumScots: -someYola: -zom == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [suβ̃] === Suffix === -sum alternative form of -som === See also ===