insumo

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Latin

Etymology

From in- (in, inside) +‎ sūmō (take; consume).

Pronunciation

Verb

īnsūmō (present infinitive īnsūmere, perfect active īnsūmpsī, supine īnsūmptum); third conjugation

  1. to spend or expend (money, time, effort)
  2. to apply, employ or bestow

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: insume
  • Spanish: insumir
  • Galician: ensumir
  • Portuguese: insumo

References

  • insumo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • insumo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • insumo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to spend money on an object: sumptum facere, insumere in aliquid
    • to devote money to a purpose: pecuniam insumere in aliquid or consumere in aliqua re
  • insumo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Etymology

Influenced by both Latin īnsumus and English input.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -umu
  • Hyphenation: in‧su‧mo

Noun

insumo m (plural insumos)

  1. (economics) input (e.g. raw material, workforce, energy consumption, etc.)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈsumo/
  • Rhymes: -umo
  • Syllabification: in‧su‧mo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from insumir.

Noun

insumo m (plural insumos)

  1. (usually in the plural) supplies, materials
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

insumo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of insumir

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