sumere

Corsican

Un sumere.

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

Borrowed 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
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