Sumatra

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English

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Etymology

From Indonesian Sumatera, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”). Mentioned in the 11th century in Sanskrit as समुद्रभूमि (samudrabhūmi, “land of Sumatra”), gradually replacing the earlier सुवर्णद्वीप (suvarṇadvīpa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sumatra

  1. A largest island in Indonesia, the world’s sixth largest island.

Holonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Sumatra (plural Sumatras)

  1. (Singapore, formerly) A squall or violent rainstorm coming from the south.
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 119:
      In the Straits of Malacca one encounters a squall every night; there they are known by the name of Sumatras, crossing as they do from the island bearing that name.
  2. A chicken of a breed native to the island of Sumatra, formerly used in cock-fighting and now mainly kept for exhibition.

References

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From Indonesian Sumatra, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ca‧tag‧bo

Proper noun

Sumatra

  1. Sumatra; the largest island of Indonesia
  2. a surname from Sanskrit

Czech

Proper noun

Sumatra f (related adjective sumaterský, demonym Sumatřan, female demonym Sumatřanka)

  1. Sumatra

Declension

Declension of Sumatra (sg-only hard feminine)
singular
nominative Sumatra
genitive Sumatry
dative Sumatře
accusative Sumatru
vocative Sumatro
locative Sumatře
instrumental Sumatrou

Further reading

  • “Sumatra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “Sumatra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Sumatra or Latin Sumatra (from Italian), used by Ludovico di Varthema in his travelogue, ultimately from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsyˈmaː.traː/
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  • Hyphenation: Su‧ma‧tra
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Proper noun

Sumatra n

  1. Sumatra

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sumatra

  1. Sumatra (The largest island in Indonesia)

Declension

Inflection of Sumatra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Sumatra (Sumatrat)
genitive Sumatran (Sumatrojen)
partitive Sumatraa (Sumatroja)
illative Sumatraan (Sumatroihin)
singular plural
nominative Sumatra (Sumatrat)
accusative nom. Sumatra (Sumatrat)
gen. Sumatran
genitive Sumatran (Sumatrojen)
(Sumatrain rare)
partitive Sumatraa (Sumatroja)
inessive Sumatrassa (Sumatroissa)
elative Sumatrasta (Sumatroista)
illative Sumatraan (Sumatroihin)
adessive Sumatralla (Sumatroilla)
ablative Sumatralta (Sumatroilta)
allative Sumatralle (Sumatroille)
essive Sumatrana (Sumatroina)
translative Sumatraksi (Sumatroiksi)
abessive Sumatratta (Sumatroitta)
instructive — (Sumatroin)
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
Possessive forms of Sumatra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sumatrani (Sumatrani)
accusative nom. Sumatrani (Sumatrani)
gen. Sumatrani
genitive Sumatrani (Sumatrojeni)
(Sumatraini rare)
partitive Sumatraani (Sumatrojani)
inessive Sumatrassani (Sumatroissani)
elative Sumatrastani (Sumatroistani)
illative Sumatraani (Sumatroihini)
adessive Sumatrallani (Sumatroillani)
ablative Sumatraltani (Sumatroiltani)
allative Sumatralleni (Sumatroilleni)
essive Sumatranani (Sumatroinani)
translative Sumatrakseni (Sumatroikseni)
abessive Sumatrattani (Sumatroittani)
instructive — —
comitative — (Sumatroineni)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sumatrasi (Sumatrasi)
accusative nom. Sumatrasi (Sumatrasi)
gen. Sumatrasi
genitive Sumatrasi (Sumatrojesi)
(Sumatraisi rare)
partitive Sumatraasi (Sumatrojasi)
inessive Sumatrassasi (Sumatroissasi)
elative Sumatrastasi (Sumatroistasi)
illative Sumatraasi (Sumatroihisi)
adessive Sumatrallasi (Sumatroillasi)
ablative Sumatraltasi (Sumatroiltasi)
allative Sumatrallesi (Sumatroillesi)
essive Sumatranasi (Sumatroinasi)
translative Sumatraksesi (Sumatroiksesi)
abessive Sumatrattasi (Sumatroittasi)
instructive — —
comitative — (Sumatroinesi)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sumatramme (Sumatramme)
accusative nom. Sumatramme (Sumatramme)
gen. Sumatramme
genitive Sumatramme (Sumatrojemme)
(Sumatraimme rare)
partitive Sumatraamme (Sumatrojamme)
inessive Sumatrassamme (Sumatroissamme)
elative Sumatrastamme (Sumatroistamme)
illative Sumatraamme (Sumatroihimme)
adessive Sumatrallamme (Sumatroillamme)
ablative Sumatraltamme (Sumatroiltamme)
allative Sumatrallemme (Sumatroillemme)
essive Sumatranamme (Sumatroinamme)
translative Sumatraksemme (Sumatroiksemme)
abessive Sumatrattamme (Sumatroittamme)
instructive — —
comitative — (Sumatroinemme)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sumatranne (Sumatranne)
accusative nom. Sumatranne (Sumatranne)
gen. Sumatranne
genitive Sumatranne (Sumatrojenne)
(Sumatrainne rare)
partitive Sumatraanne (Sumatrojanne)
inessive Sumatrassanne (Sumatroissanne)
elative Sumatrastanne (Sumatroistanne)
illative Sumatraanne (Sumatroihinne)
adessive Sumatrallanne (Sumatroillanne)
ablative Sumatraltanne (Sumatroiltanne)
allative Sumatrallenne (Sumatroillenne)
essive Sumatrananne (Sumatroinanne)
translative Sumatraksenne (Sumatroiksenne)
abessive Sumatrattanne (Sumatroittanne)
instructive — —
comitative — (Sumatroinenne)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Sumatransa (Sumatransa)
accusative nom. Sumatransa (Sumatransa)
gen. Sumatransa
genitive Sumatransa (Sumatrojensa)
(Sumatrainsa rare)
partitive Sumatraansa (Sumatrojaan)
(Sumatrojansa)
inessive Sumatrassaan
Sumatrassansa 		(Sumatroissaan)
(Sumatroissansa)
elative Sumatrastaan
Sumatrastansa 		(Sumatroistaan)
(Sumatroistansa)
illative Sumatraansa (Sumatroihinsa)
adessive Sumatrallaan
Sumatrallansa 		(Sumatroillaan)
(Sumatroillansa)
ablative Sumatraltaan
Sumatraltansa 		(Sumatroiltaan)
(Sumatroiltansa)
allative Sumatralleen
Sumatrallensa 		(Sumatroilleen)
(Sumatroillensa)
essive Sumatranaan
Sumatranansa 		(Sumatroinaan)
(Sumatroinansa)
translative Sumatrakseen
Sumatraksensa 		(Sumatroikseen)
(Sumatroiksensa)
abessive Sumatrattaan
Sumatrattansa 		(Sumatroittaan)
(Sumatroittansa)
instructive — —
comitative — (Sumatroineen)
(Sumatroinensa)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.

Derived terms

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sumatra m

  1. Sumatra (an island in Indonesia)

Derived terms

German

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sumatra n (proper noun, genitive Sumatras or (optionally with an article) Sumatra)

  1. Sumatra (an island in Indonesia)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

Proper noun

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Sumatra

  1. Sumatra

Descendants

  • → English: Sumatra

Italian

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Etymology

From Indonesian Sumatra, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈma.tra/
  • Rhymes: -atra
  • Hyphenation: Su‧mà‧tra

Proper noun

Sumatra f

  1. Sumatra

Anagrams

Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈmat.ra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atra
  • Syllabification: Su‧mat‧ra

Proper noun

Sumatra f

  1. Sumatra (an island in Indonesia)

Declension

Declension of Sumatra
singular
nominative Sumatra
genitive Sumatry
dative Sumatrze
accusative Sumatrę
instrumental Sumatrą
locative Sumatrze
vocative Sumatro

Further reading

  • Sumatra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Su‧ma‧tra

Proper noun

Sumatra f

  1. Sumatra (the largest island in Indonesia)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sǔmatra/
  • Hyphenation: Su‧mat‧ra

Proper noun

Sùmatra f (Cyrillic spelling Су̀матра)

  1. Sumatra

Declension

Declension of Sumatra
singular
nominative Sumatra
genitive Sumatre
dative Sumatri
accusative Sumatru
vocative Sumatro / Sumatra
locative Sumatri
instrumental Sumatrom

References

  • “Sumatra” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈmatɾa/
  • Rhymes: -atɾa
  • Syllabification: Su‧ma‧tra

Proper noun

Sumatra f

  1. Sumatra

Derived terms

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