(broadly, feminine) the measure of the capacity of a given animal to bear a load
(feminine, figuratively, literary) burden
(feminine, figuratively, literary) weight
(feminine, figuratively, literary) body
Frequentie
Met koppelteken als
sò‧ma
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈsɔ.ma/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Late Latin sauma, from alteration of Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma). Compare the doublet salma (“corpse”). Cognate to French somme (“packsaddle”).