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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sumr.
Pronoun
sumur (feminine sum, neuter sumt)
- some
Sumt fólk er svo leiðinlegt.- Some people are so boring.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See sumar.
Noun
sumur n
- indefinite nominative plural of sumar
- indefinite accusative plural of sumar
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦸꦩꦸꦂ (sumur, “well”). Cognate with Sundanese sumur.
Pronunciation
Noun
sumur (plural sumur-sumur)
- well, a hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
References
Javanese
Romanization
sumur
- Romanization of ꦱꦸꦩꦸꦂ
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
sumur m
- Alternative spelling of sumor
Declension
Strong a-stem:
See also
Old Javanese
Etymology
Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
sumur
- a well
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "sumur" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.