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See also: Summen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German summen, ultimately imitative. Compare German Low German summen (to buzz, hum), Saterland Frisian sumje (to buzz, hum), Middle English summen (to buzz, hum), Dutch zoemen (to buzz).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈzʊmən/

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Verb

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summen (weak, third-person singular present summt, past tense summte, past participle gesummt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to buzz; to hum
    Ich höre die Bienen summen.I hear the bees buzz.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • summen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • summen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • summen” in Duden online
  • summen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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summen m

  1. definite singular of sum

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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summen m

  1. definite singular of sum