Sumer

See also: Sümer, sumer, and sumér

English

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Akkadian 𒋗𒈨𒊒 (Šumer), in Assyriology since the 1870s (French sumérien since 1872). Compare Shumer, Sumir.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈsuːməɹ/

Proper noun

Sumer

1. Earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia.

Derived terms

• Sumeria
• Sumerian
• Sumerology

Translations

civilization

• Akkadian: ^{(please verify)} 𒋗𒈨𒊒 (šumeru)
• Armenian: Շումեր (Šumer)
• Egyptian: Sngr
• Finnish: Sumer
• Greek: Σουμέρ (Soumér)

  Ancient: Σεννααρ (Sennaar) (Koine)

• Hebrew: שׁוּמֵר (he) (shumér), שִׁנְעָר (shin'ár, šinʿār) (Biblical)
• Hittite: ^{(please verify)} [script needed] (šanḫar)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: sumér (hu), sumer
• Irish: an tSuiméir f
• Marathi: सुमेर f (sumera)
• Portuguese: Suméria
• Russian: Шумер (ru) m (Šumer)
• Spanish: Sumeria
• Sumerian: 𒆠𒂗𒂠 (ki-en-ĝir)
• Turkish: Sümer (tr)

See also

• Shinar

Anagrams

• Esrum, Mureș, Remus, merus, mures, murse, muser, resum, semur, serum

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Czech

Proper noun

Sumer m

1. Sumer
2. Sumerian (person of Sumer)

Related terms

• sumerský
• sumerština

Further reading

• Template:R:SSJC

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Dutch

Proper noun

Sumer ?

1. Sumer

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Finnish

Proper noun

Sumer

1. Sumer

Declension

Inflection of Sumer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Sumer	—
genitive		Sumerin	—
partitive		Sumeria	—
illative		Sumeriin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Sumer	—
accusative	nom.	Sumer	—
	gen.	Sumerin
genitive		Sumerin	—
partitive		Sumeria	—
inessive		Sumerissa	—
elative		Sumerista	—
illative		Sumeriin	—
adessive		Sumerilla	—
ablative		Sumerilta	—
allative		Sumerille	—
essive		Sumerina	—
translative		Sumeriksi	—
abessive		Sumeritta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Sumer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sumerini — accusative nom. Sumerini — gen. Sumerini genitive Sumerini — partitive Sumeriani — inessive Sumerissani — elative Sumeristani — illative Sumeriini — adessive Sumerillani — ablative Sumeriltani — allative Sumerilleni — essive Sumerinani — translative Sumerikseni — abessive Sumerittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sumerisi — accusative nom. Sumerisi — gen. Sumerisi genitive Sumerisi — partitive Sumeriasi — inessive Sumerissasi — elative Sumeristasi — illative Sumeriisi — adessive Sumerillasi — ablative Sumeriltasi — allative Sumerillesi — essive Sumerinasi — translative Sumeriksesi — abessive Sumerittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sumerimme — accusative nom. Sumerimme — gen. Sumerimme genitive Sumerimme — partitive Sumeriamme — inessive Sumerissamme — elative Sumeristamme — illative Sumeriimme — adessive Sumerillamme — ablative Sumeriltamme — allative Sumerillemme — essive Sumerinamme — translative Sumeriksemme — abessive Sumerittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sumerinne — accusative nom. Sumerinne — gen. Sumerinne genitive Sumerinne — partitive Sumerianne — inessive Sumerissanne — elative Sumeristanne — illative Sumeriinne — adessive Sumerillanne — ablative Sumeriltanne — allative Sumerillenne — essive Sumerinanne — translative Sumeriksenne — abessive Sumerittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sumerinsa — accusative nom. Sumerinsa — gen. Sumerinsa genitive Sumerinsa — partitive Sumeriaan Sumeriansa — inessive Sumerissaan Sumerissansa — elative Sumeristaan Sumeristansa — illative Sumeriinsa — adessive Sumerillaan Sumerillansa — ablative Sumeriltaan Sumeriltansa — allative Sumerilleen Sumerillensa — essive Sumerinaan Sumerinansa — translative Sumerikseen Sumeriksensa — abessive Sumerittaan Sumerittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• sumeri
• sumerilainen
• sumerilaisuus
• sumerin kieli
• sumerinkielinen

Anagrams

• Mersu

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French

Proper noun

Sumer ?

1. Sumer

Anagrams

• meurs, mures, mûres, muser, sérum

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German

Proper noun

Sumer

1. Sumer

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Italian

Proper noun

Sumer ?

1. Sumer

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Sumer

1. Sumer

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Polish

Proper noun

Sumer

1. Sumer

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [sumeɾ]

Proper noun

Sumer n

1. Sumer

Declension

declension of Sumer (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) Sumer	Sumerul
genitive/dative	(unui) Sumer	Sumerului
vocative	Sumerule

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /sǔmeːr/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: Su‧mer

Proper noun

Sùmēr m (Cyrillic spelling Су̀ме̄р)

1. Sumer

Declension

Declension of Sumer

	singular
nominative	Sumer
genitive	Sumera
dative	Sumeru
accusative	Sumer
vocative	Sumeru
locative	Sumeru
instrumental	Sumerom

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Swedish

Proper noun

Sumer

1. Sumer