"Summum" meaning in German

See Summum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin summum. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|la:summum}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "summum", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Summum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Summum">, {{bor+|de|la|summum}} Borrowed from Latin summum Head templates: {{head|de|noun|g=n}} Summum n
  1. (higher register, figurative) apex, pinnacle Tags: figuratively, neuter Synonyms: Gipfel
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