somm

English

Alternative forms

Noun

somm (plural somms)

  1. (informal) Clipping of sommelier.
    • 2014 March 5, Bill St. John, “Learning the master sommelier way”, in Chicago Tribune, section 6, page 3, columns 1–2:
      The original sommeliers were butlers and had to verify the identity of wines, not in labeled bottles as today but in large casks when delivered to their rooms. The court teaches this skill for modern somms.
    • 2016, Jancis Robinson, The 24-Hour Wine Expert, Penguin Books, →ISBN:
      But today’s somms, as they often style themselves, are much more likely to be true enthusiasts, ready to make recommendations at different price levels.
    • 2022, Peter Coleman, Matt Fowles, Weekends with Matt, Affirm Press, →ISBN:
      Matt [Fowles] carried on explaining: ‘The high-acid thing is really important because acid sort of acts like the equivalent of a highlighter pen. It highlights the ingredients in food. So, a high-acid wine like riesling is generally good for food and wine pairing. That’s partly why somms are so obsessed.’ ‘What are “somms”?’ ‘A somm is a sommelier, a wine expert. []

Anagrams

Cornish

Alternative forms

  • (Revived Late Cornish) sobm

Noun

somm f (singulative sommen)

  1. sums

Estonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsomː/, [ˈsomː]
  • Rhymes: -omː
  • Hyphenation: somm

Etymology 1

Clipping of soomlane.

Noun

somm (genitive sommi, partitive sommi)

  1. (colloquial) Finn
    Synonyms: soomlane, (colloquial, ethnic slur) poro, (colloquial, ethnic slur) põder
Declension
Declension of somm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative somm sommid
accusative nom.
gen. sommi
genitive sommide
partitive sommi somme
sommisid
illative sommi
sommisse
sommidesse
sommesse
inessive sommis sommides
sommes
elative sommist sommidest
sommest
allative sommile sommidele
sommele
adessive sommil sommidel
sommel
ablative sommilt sommidelt
sommelt
translative sommiks sommideks
sommeks
terminative sommini sommideni
essive sommina sommidena
abessive sommita sommideta
comitative sommiga sommidega

Etymology 2

From Kyrgyz сом (som) or Uzbek soʻm / сўм.

Noun

somm (genitive sommi, partitive sommi)

  1. som (national unit of currency in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan)
Declension
Declension of somm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative somm sommid
accusative nom.
gen. sommi
genitive sommide
partitive sommi somme
sommisid
illative sommi
sommisse
sommidesse
sommesse
inessive sommis sommides
sommes
elative sommist sommidest
sommest
allative sommile sommidele
sommele
adessive sommil sommidel
sommel
ablative sommilt sommidelt
sommelt
translative sommiks sommideks
sommeks
terminative sommini sommideni
essive sommina sommidena
abessive sommita sommideta
comitative sommiga sommidega

References

  • somm in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • somm”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009