Sumorsæte
Old English
Etymology
Equivalent to sumor (“summer”) + -sǣte (“residents”). Sometimes thought to be shortened from an earlier name *Sumortūnsǣte, originally meaning "residents of Somerton."
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsu.morˌsæː.te/
Proper noun
Sumorsǣte m pl
- the people of Somerset
- Somerset
Declension
Declension of Sumorsæte (strong i-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | — | Sumorsǣte |
accusative | — | Sumorsǣte |
genitive | — | Sumorsǣta |
dative | — | Sumorsǣtum |
Derived terms
- Sumorsǣtisċ
Descendants
- English: Somerset