"-um" meaning in Scots

See -um in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Middle English -um, from Old English -um, dative plural ending used to form adverbials. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|-um}} Middle English -um, {{inh|sco|ang|-um}} Old English -um Head templates: {{head|sco|suffix}} -um
  1. (rare) Used to form adverbs. Tags: morpheme, rare
    Sense id: en--um-sco-suffix-Sc7BnVJg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -im, -om, -am, -em
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: Probably of jocular formation, based partly on Latin -um and partly an altered form of -in(g)s, a verbal noun ending. Etymology templates: {{m|la|-um}} -um, {{m|sco|-ings|-in(g)s}} -in(g)s Head templates: {{head|sco|suffix}} -um
  1. Added to nouns or verbs to form nouns with diminutive or hypocoristic force Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--um-sco-suffix-Bq89j5PH Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -im, -om, -am, -em
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for -um meaning in Scots (2.0kB)

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