-ums
See also: ums
Dutch
Suffix
-ums
- plural of -um
Synonyms
Latgalian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-mas. Cognates include Latvian -ums and Lithuanian -umas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [-ums]
Suffix
-ums
- Used to form resultative nouns from verbs: -ion
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ums | -umi |
| genitive | -uma | -umu |
| dative | -umam | -umim |
| accusative | -umu | -umus |
| instrumental | -umu | -umim |
| locative | -umā | -umūs |
| vocative | -um | -umi |
Derived terms
Latgalian terms suffixed with -ums
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *-umas, possibly from an earlier suffix *-ma(s) added to a u-stem (e.g., Lithuanian saugùs (“safe, sure”), saugù-mas), from which the u was reinterpreted as part of the suffix and then extended to other stems. Cognate with Lithuanian -umas.[1]
Suffix
-ums
- Added to adjectives to form nouns indicating a state of being, similar to (and frequently corresponding to) English -ness, -ence, -tion.
- Added to verbs to form nouns indicating an object produced by the action described by the verb.
Derived terms
Latvian terms suffixed with -ums
References
- ^ Forssman, Berthold. 2001. Lettische Grammatik (Dettelbach: Verlag J. H. Röll GmbH) →ISBN, page 258.