sumo

Meaning

1. (conjugation-3) to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate
2. (conjugation-3) to undertake, begin, enter upon
3. (conjugation-3) to exact satisfaction, inflict punishment
4. (conjugation-3) to choose, select
5. (conjugation-3) to obtain, acquire, receive, get, take
6. (conjugation-3) to use, apply, employ, spend, consume
7. (conjugation-3) to adopt; borrow
8. (conjugation-3) to buy, purchase
9. (conjugation-3) to accept, presuppose, establish as a principle
10. (conjugation-3) to fascinate, charm
11. (conjugation-3) to put on
12. (conjugation-3) to take heart

Concepts

take

choose

buy

🛍️

gain

get

obtain

employ

purchase

🛍️

apply

find

🔍

take up

to choose

grab

assume

guess

procure

accomplish

achieve

acquire

grasp

take for granted

buy back

catch

Opposite of

addico, dēferō, vendo, exuō, nūdō, spoliō

Synonyms

capio

prehendo

vincere

teneo

fingo

facio

emo

🛍️

Translations

prendre

almak

acheter

🛍️

annehmen

gewinnen

adquirir

pegar

comprar

🛍️

elde etmek

kaufen

🛍️

erwerben

nehmen

greifen

agafar

bekommen

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsuː.moː]

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Italic *emō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-. By surface analysis, sub + emō (“to buy, take”), with excrescent p in sūmpsī and sūmptum. According to Sihler, the term derives from earlier *susmō, from Proto-Italic *sups-(e)mō, from *emō. It is likely that this Latin term is related to Umbrian sumtu, although Buck argues that the Umbrian term cannot be explained form *sups-(e)mō. Instead, Buck suggests that the Umbrian term must derive from *sup(e)mō, which—according to Poultney—is the source for both the Umbrian and the Latin term. According to De Vaan, the perfect form sūmpsī is a later innovation that emerged because the term was no longer synchronically identifiable with emō. Sextus Pompeius Festus provides attestation for two additional perfect forms surēmi and surēmpsī. De Vaan suggests that these forms may derive from earlier Proto-Italic *suz-ēm-, itself from earlier *subs-ēm-. Alternatively, De Vaan suggests that these terms were remodeled after verbs such as suscipiō.