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feminine
/sɔm/
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Translation
sum, amount
Word origin
From Latin summa ('the highest part, total'), the feminine of summus ('highest'). Romans wrote totals at the top of a column, hence 'sum'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- summa (summus)
- English cognates
- sum, summit, summary
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralsommes
Examples
C' grosse '.
That is a large sum of money.
Quelle - ?
How much did you pay?
.
He lost the whole sum gambling.
.
The total sum is one hundred dollars.
, '.
All in all, we agree.
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