Definitions and meaning of sumo
sumo
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 相撲 (sumō).
Pronunciation
- enPR: so͞o'mō, IPA(key): /ˈsuːməʊ/
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- Rhymes: -uːməʊ
Noun
sumo (countable and uncountable, plural sumo or sumos)
- (uncountable) A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.
- (countable, colloquial) A rikishi (sumo wrestler).
Derived terms
- kanjin-sumo
- sumo deadlift
- sumo squat
Translations
Anagrams
- MOUs, MoUs, Mous, muso, soum
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈsu.mu]
- IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈsu.mo]
Verb
sumo
- first-person singular present indicative of sumar
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Adjective
sumo
- monotonous; tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety
- slow-burning
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Noun
sumo (accusative singular sumon, plural sumoj, accusative plural sumojn)
- sum
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese. Compare English sumo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsumo/, [ˈs̠umo̞]
- Rhymes: -umo
- Syllabification(key): su‧mo
- Hyphenation(key): su‧mo
Noun
sumo
- (sports) sumo (wrestling style of Japanese origin)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sumo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy.mo/, /su.mo/
Noun
sumo m (plural sumos)
- sumo
- sumotori
Galician
Verb
sumo
- first-person singular present indicative of sumir
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 相撲 (すもう, sumō).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su.mo/
- Hyphenation: su‧mo
Verb
sumo
- (sports) sumo (Japanese traditional wrestling)
Derived terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsu.mo/
- Rhymes: -umo
- Hyphenation: sù‧mo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Japanese 相撲 (sumō).
Noun
sumo m (invariable)
- sumo (Japanese wrestling)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sumo
- first-person singular present indicative of sumere
Anagrams
Ladino
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish çumo, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic زُوم (zūm, “juice, sap”), from Ancient Greek ζωμός (zōmós).
Noun
sumo m (Hebrew spelling סומו)
- juice (liquid from a plant)
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sumo
- first-person singular present indicative of sumar
- third-person singular preterite indicative of sumar
References
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *susmō, from *emō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-. By surface analysis, sub + emō (“to buy, take”), with excrescent p in sūmpsī and sūmptum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsuː.moː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsuː.mo]
Verb
sūmō (present infinitive sūmere, perfect active sūmpsī, supine sūmptum); third conjugation
- to take, take up, catch, assume, seize, claim, arrogate
- to undertake, begin, enter upon
- to exact satisfaction, inflict punishment
- to choose, select
- to obtain, acquire, receive, get, take
- to use, apply, employ, spend, consume
- to adopt; borrow
- to buy, purchase
- Synonyms: coëmō, comparo, emo
- Antonyms: addico, dēferō, vendo
- to accept, presuppose, establish as a principle
- to fascinate, charm
- to put on
- Synonyms: indūcō, induō, saepiō, vēlō
- Antonyms: exuō, nūdō, spoliō
- to take heart
Conjugation
1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
Synonyms
- (seize): apprehendō, comprehendō, dēprehendō, prehendō, prehēnsō, teneō, capiō, arripiō
- (acquire): acquīrō, adipīscor, cōnsequor, parō, pariō, lucror, impetrō, mereō, teneō, emō, comparō, apīscor, obtineō, conciliō, nancīscor, potior, inveniō, colligō, alliciō
- (begin): incohō, exōrdior, occipiō, incipiō, coepiō, ōrdior, initiō, ineō, ingredior, aggredior, committō, exorior, moveō, mōlior
- (accept): accipio, recipio, ascīscō, concipio
- (select): dēsūmō, dēligō, ēligō, adoptō, optō, sēpōnō legō, dēstinō, capiō, creō
- (assume): adhibeō, assūmō, adoptō, suscipiō, induō, accipiō, indūcō, ineō, aggredior
- (undertake): ineo, obeo
- (use): utor, adhibeō, occupō, ūsūrpō, vēscor
- (consume): abutor, accido
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “begin”): subsistō, dēsistō, cessō, remittō
- (antonym(s) of “acquire”): āmittō
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “sumo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “sumo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- sumo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
- sumo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
- Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 相撲 (sumō).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsu.mɔ/
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- Rhymes: -umɔ
- Syllabification: su‧mo
Noun
sumo n (indeclinable)
- sumo
Derived terms
Further reading
- sumo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- sumo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -umu
- Hyphenation: su‧mo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin summus.
Adjective
sumo (feminine suma, masculine plural sumos, feminine plural sumas)
- highest, greatest
Derived terms
Noun
sumo m (plural sumos)
- summit, top
- Synonyms: cume, cimo
Etymology 2
From Old Galician-Portuguese çumo, from Arabic زُوم (zūm, “juice, sap”), from Ancient Greek ζωμός (zōmós). Cognate of Galician zume and Spanish zumo.
Alternative forms
- çumo, çume (Minho, Trás-os-Montes)
Noun
sumo m (plural sumos)
- (Portugal) juice
- Synonym: (Brasil) suco
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Japanese 相撲 (sumō, “to mutually rush at”).
Alternative forms
Noun
sumo m (uncountable) (European Portuguese spelling)
- (martial arts) sumo
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sumo
- first-person singular present indicative of sumir
Further reading
- “sumo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsumo/ [ˈsu.mo]
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- Rhymes: -umo
- Syllabification: su‧mo
- Homophone: (Latin America) zumo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin summus. Compare the inherited Old Spanish somo, cf. also Spanish somero.
Adjective
sumo (feminine suma, masculine plural sumos, feminine plural sumas)
- highest, greatest, superlative
- utmost
- Synonym: máximo
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
sumo
- first-person singular present indicative of sumar
Etymology 3
Verb
sumo
- first-person singular present indicative of sumir
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Japanese 相撲 (sumō, “to mutually rush at”).
Noun
sumo m (uncountable)
- (martial arts) sumo
- Hypernym: deporte de combate
Further reading
- “sumo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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