Sumer
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒋗𒈨𒊒 (Šumeru), in Assyriology since the 1870s; compare French sumérien since 1872. Compare Shumer, Sumir. More at Sumer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuːməɹ/
Audio (UK) (file)
Proper noun
Sumer
- Earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia.
Derived terms
Translations
civilization
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See also
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsumɛr]
Related terms
Dutch
Finnish
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒋗𒈨𒊒.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsumer/, [ˈs̠ume̞r]
- Rhymes: -umer
- Syllabification(key): Su‧mer
Declension
| Inflection of Sumer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sumer | — | |
| genitive | Sumerin | — | |
| partitive | Sumeria | — | |
| illative | Sumeriin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Sumer | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Sumer | — |
| gen. | Sumerin | ||
| genitive | Sumerin | — | |
| partitive | Sumeria | — | |
| inessive | Sumerissa | — | |
| elative | Sumerista | — | |
| illative | Sumeriin | — | |
| adessive | Sumerilla | — | |
| ablative | Sumerilta | — | |
| allative | Sumerille | — | |
| essive | Sumerina | — | |
| translative | Sumeriksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Sumeritta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Sumer (type paperi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Sumerini | Sumerimme |
| 2nd person | Sumerisi | Sumerinne |
| 3rd person | Sumerinsa | |
Derived terms
- sumeri, sumerin kieli
- sumerilainen
- sumerilaisuus
- sumerinkielinen
Italian
Norwegian
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsu.mɛr/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -umɛr
- Syllabification: Su‧mer
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sumeɾ]
Declension
declension of Sumer (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) Sumer | Sumerul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) Sumer | Sumerului |
| vocative | Sumerule | |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sǔmeːr/
- Hyphenation: Su‧mer
Declension
Declension of Sumer
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sumer |
| genitive | Sumera |
| dative | Sumeru |
| accusative | Sumer |
| vocative | Sumeru |
| locative | Sumeru |
| instrumental | Sumerom |
Swedish
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