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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' '.

That is a large sum of money.

Quelle - ?

How much did you pay?

au .

He lost the whole sum gambling.

.

The total sum is one hundred dollars.

, '.

All in all, we agree.

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This word is part of lesson 38.