Dictionary

Sumerian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /s(j)ʊˈmɪəɹiən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /səˈmɛɹiən/ (General-American)
• /səˈmɪəɹiən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /sʊˈmɛɹiən/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒋗𒈨𒊒 (Šumeru)lbor. English Sumer Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Sumerian From Sumer + -ian.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, from or pertaining to Sumer.
   • "Could be. Anyway, Sumerian culture—the society based on me—was another manifestation of the metavirus. Expect that in this case, it was in a linguistic form rather than DNA." 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, →ISBN, page 371:
2. (not-comparable) Of, from or pertaining to lower Babylonia, which was anciently called Šumer in Akkadian.

Deriveds

Sumerianism · Neo-Sumerian

Translations (24)

pt sumério (pertaining to Sumer) · pt sumeriano (pertaining to Sumer) · sh sumerski (pertaining to Sumer) · fa سومری (pertaining to Sumer) · hi सुमेरी (pertaining to Sumer) · sv sumerisk (pertaining to Sumer) · cs sumerský (pertaining to Sumer) · fo sumeriskur (pertaining to Sumer) · ca sumeri (pertaining to Sumer) · da sumerisk (pertaining to Sumer) · pl sumeryjski (pertaining to Sumer) · ru шуме́рский (pertaining to Sumer) · el σουμερικός (pertaining to Sumer) · pl sumerski (pertaining to Sumer) · mr सुमेरियन (pertaining to Sumer) · be шуме́рскі (pertaining to Sumer) · fr sumérien (pertaining to Sumer) · pt sumérico (pertaining to Sumer) · gl sumerio (pertaining to Sumer) · nl Soemerisch (pertaining to Sumer) · uk шуме́рський (pertaining to Sumer) · de sumerisch (pertaining to Sumer) · fi sumerilainen (pertaining to Sumer) · sh сумерски (pertaining to Sumer)

Sumerian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /s(j)ʊˈmɪəɹiən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /səˈmɛɹiən/ (General-American)
• /səˈmɪəɹiən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /sʊˈmɛɹiən/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒋗𒈨𒊒 (Šumeru)lbor. English Sumer Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Sumerian From Sumer + -ian.

Meanings

1. A person of Sumer.
2. A native of lower Babylonia, called Šumer in Akkadian.

Forms

Translations (30)

sux 𒌦 𒊕 𒈪 𒂵 (person) · fa سومری (person) · fi sumerilainen (person) · ru шуме́р (person) · fo sumeri (person) · mr सुमेरियन (person) · pt sumério (person) · ja シュメール人 (person) · da sumerer (person) · fr Sumérienne (person) · pl Sumeryjka (person) · pl Sumer (person) · fr Sumérien (person) · fi sumeri (person) · ckb سۆمەری (person) · es sumerio (person) · gl sumerio (person) · nl Soemeriër (person) · ca sumeri (person) · de Sumerer (person) · tr Sümer (person) · it sumerico (person) · cs Sumer (person) · hi सुमेरी (person) · el Σουμέριος (person) · ar سُومْرِيّ (person) · ko 수메르 (person) · cmn 蘇美人 /苏美人 (person) · cmn 蘇美爾人 /苏美尔人 (person) · pl Sumeryjczyk (person)

Sumerian en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /s(j)ʊˈmɪəɹiən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /səˈmɛɹiən/ (General-American)
• /səˈmɪəɹiən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /sʊˈmɛɹiən/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒋗𒈨𒊒 (Šumeru)lbor. English Sumer Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Sumerian From Sumer + -ian.

Meanings

1. The ancient language spoken in Sumer, a language isolate.

Relateds

Emesal · Sumer · Wiktionary’s coverage of Sumerian terms · Emegir · Shinar

Translations (40)

es sumerio (language) · hu sumer (language) · sux 𒅴𒂠 (language) · pt língua suméria (language) · ru шуме́рский язы́к (language) · cmn 蘇美語 /苏美语 (language) · fi sumeri (language) · tr Sümerce (language) · is súmerska (language) · fa سومری (language) · et sumeri keel (language) · ckb سۆمەری (language) · ko 수메르어 (language) · ja シュメール語 (language) · ta சுமேரிய மொழி (language) · sv sumeriska (language) · fi sumerin kieli (language) · mr सुमेरियन (language) · sk sumerčina (language) · fr sumérien (language) · nl Soemerisch (language) · pl język sumeryjski (language) · fo sumeriskt (language) · pt sumeriano (language) · it sumero (language) · ca sumeri (language) · sh сумерски (language) · eo sumera lingvo (language) · no sumerisk språk (language) · de Sumerisch (language) · gl sumerio (language) · pt sumérico (language) · pt sumério (language) · cs sumerština (language) · el σουμεριακή γλώσσα (language) · hi सुमेरी (language) · li Soemerisch (language) · da sumerisk (language) · cmn 蘇美爾語 /苏美尔语 (language) · sh sumerski (language)

wikidata: Q36790