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somme.

sum; total

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɔm/

  1. sum; total

    feminine
    Il a reçu une somme de 300 euros.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French somme, sume, borrowed from Latin summa.

noun/sɔm/

  1. nap; doze; quick sleep

    masculine
Where this word comes from

An alteration of Latin somnus, to assimilate with sommeil.

noun/sɔm/

  1. packsaddle

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French some, from Late Latin sauma, alteration of Latin sagma (“packsaddle”), from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma). Compare Occitan sauma, Italian soma and salma (“corpse”).

verb/sɔm/

  1. inflection of sommer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of sommer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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