summen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German summen, ultimately imitative. Compare German Low German summen (to buzz, hum), Saterland Frisian sumje (to buzz, hum), Middle English summen (to buzz, hum), Dutch zoemen (to buzz).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈzʊmən/

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Verb

summen (weak, third-person singular present summt, past tense summte, past participle gesummt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to buzz; to hum
    Ich höre die Bienen summen.I hear the bees buzz.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • summen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • summen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • summen” in Duden online
  • summen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

summen m

  1. definite singular of sum

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

summen m

  1. definite singular of sum