sumere

sumere

Corsican

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *saumarius, alternative form of Late Latin sagmarius (having a saddle). Cognates include Italian somaro (donkey) and Old French somier (bag).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈmere/

Noun

sumere m (plural sumeri)

  1. donkey, ass
    Synonyms: asinu, micciu
  2. (figurative) idiot, dunce

References

Italian

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin sūmere.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsu.me.re/
    • Rhymes: -umere
    • Hyphenation: sù‧me‧re

    Verb

    sùmere (first-person singular present sùmo, first-person singular past historic sùnsi, past participle sùnto, auxiliary avére)

    1. (transitive, Christianity) to receive (communion) during the Eucharist (of a priest)

    Conjugation

    Further reading

    • sumere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

    Anagrams

    Latin

    Verb

    sūmēre

    1. second-person singular future passive indicative of sūmō

    Verb

    sūmere

    1. inflection of sūmō:
      1. second-person singular present passive indicative/imperative
      2. present active infinitive

    Old English

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsu.me.re/

    Noun

    sumere

    1. dative singular of sumer