-ums

See also: ums

Dutch

Suffix

-ums

1. plural of -um

Synonyms

• -a

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-mas. Cognates include Latvian -ums and Lithuanian -umas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ums]

Suffix

-ums

1. Used to form resultative nouns from verbs: -ion

Declension

Declension of -ums (type 1 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	-ums	-umi
genitive	-uma	-umu
dative	-umam	-umim
accusative	-umu	-umus
instrumental	-umu	-umim
locative	-umā	-umūs
vocative	-um	-umi

Derived terms

Latgalian terms suffixed with -ums

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *-umas, possibly from an earlier suffix *-ma(s) added to a u-stem (e.g., Lithuanian saugùs (“safe, sure”), saugù-mas), from which the u was reinterpreted as part of the suffix and then extended to other stems. Cognate with Lithuanian -umas.

Suffix

-ums

1. Added to adjectives to form nouns indicating a state of being, similar to (and frequently corresponding to) English -ness, -ence, -tion.
2. Added to verbs to form nouns indicating an object produced by the action described by the verb.

Derived terms

Latvian terms suffixed with -ums