-ume

From Latin -ūmen (action noun suffix), an extended form of -men.

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.me/
• Rhymes: -ume
• Hyphenation: -ù‧me

-ume m (plural -umi)

1. used to form nouns, often derived from adjectives, usually with a collective and pejorative connotation

   ‎viscido (“slimy”) + ‎-ume → ‎viscidume (“slime”, “slimy mess”)

• emù

• IPA^(key): (locative singular) [ʊˈmʲɛ], (vocative singular) [ˈʊmʲɛ]

-umè

1. locative singular of -ùmas (“-ness”)

-ùme

1. vocative singular of -ùmas (“-ness”)

Ultimately from Latin -ūmen (action noun suffix).

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ũmi, (Portugal) -umɨ
• Hyphenation: u‧me

-ume f (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -umes)

1. used to form nouns, derived from verbs, adjectives or other nouns, usually with a collective and pejorative connotation

   ‎curtir (“to tan”) + ‎-ume → ‎curtume (“tannery”)

   ‎queixa (“complaint”) + ‎-ume → ‎queixume

   ‎tapar (“to cover”) + ‎-ume → ‎tapume (“siding”)

• emu