[ˈsʊm.ma], [ˈsum.ma], [ˈsʊm.maː]
OriginFrom summus, superlative of superus (“upper, higher”).
- declension-1, femininetop, summit, highest point or place
- declension-1, femininethe principal or main thing
- also, declension-1, femininesum, summary, total
- Medieval-Latin, declension-1, femininethe quarter, an English unit of weight and volume equal to ¼ ton or tun or 8 bushels
“Saccus lane debet ponderare viginti & octo petras & solebat ponderare unam summam frumenti” — A sack of wool ought to weigh twenty & eight stone & is accustomed to weigh one quarter of wheat.
- accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, vocativenominative/accusative/vocative plural of summum
- feminine, form-of, nominative, singular, vocativenominative/vocative feminine singular
- accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, pluralnominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
- ablative, feminine, form-of, singularablative feminine singular of summus
Formssummae(genitive) · summa(nominative, singular) · summae(nominative, plural) · summae(genitive, singular) · summārum(genitive, plural) · summae(dative, singular) · summīs(dative, plural) · summam(accusative, singular) · summās(accusative, plural) · summā(ablative, singular) · summīs(ablative, plural) · summa(singular, vocative) · summae(plural, vocative) · summā(canonical)
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