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Sumatra

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English

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Etymology

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From Indonesian Sumatera, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”). Mentioned in the 11th century in Sanskrit as समुद्रभूमि (samudrabhūmi, “land of Sumatra”), gradually replacing the earlier सुवर्णद्वीप (suvarṇadvīpa).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sumatra

  1. A largest island in Indonesia, the world’s sixth largest island.

Holonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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Noun

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Sumatra (plural Sumatras)

  1. (Singapore, formerly) A squall or violent rainstorm coming from the south.
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 119:
      In the Straits of Malacca one encounters a squall every night; there they are known by the name of Sumatras, crossing as they do from the island bearing that name.
  2. A chicken of a breed native to the island of Sumatra, formerly used in cock-fighting and now mainly kept for exhibition.

References

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Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Indonesian Sumatra, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ca‧tag‧bo

Proper noun

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Sumatra

  1. Sumatra; the largest island of Indonesia
  2. a surname from Sanskrit

Czech

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Proper noun

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Sumatra f (related adjective sumaterský, demonym Sumatřan, female demonym Sumatřanka)

  1. Sumatra

Declension

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Declension of Sumatra (sg-only hard feminine)
singular
nominative Sumatra
genitive Sumatry
dative Sumatře
accusative Sumatru
vocative Sumatro
locative Sumatře
instrumental Sumatrou

Further reading

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  • “Sumatra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “Sumatra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian Sumatra or Latin Sumatra (from Italian), used by Ludovico di Varthema in his travelogue, ultimately from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌsyˈmaː.traː/
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  • Hyphenation: Su‧ma‧tra
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Proper noun

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Sumatra n

  1. Sumatra [from 16th c.]

Derived terms

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsumɑtrɑ/, [ˈs̠umɑ̝t̪rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -umɑtrɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Su‧mat‧ra

Proper noun

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Sumatra

  1. Sumatra (The largest island in Indonesia)

Declension

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Inflection of Sumatra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Sumatra (Sumatrat)
genitive Sumatran (Sumatrojen)
partitive Sumatraa (Sumatroja)
illative Sumatraan (Sumatroihin)
singular plural
nominative Sumatra (Sumatrat)
accusative nom. Sumatra (Sumatrat)
gen. Sumatran
genitive Sumatran (Sumatrojen)
(Sumatrain rare)
partitive Sumatraa (Sumatroja)
inessive Sumatrassa (Sumatroissa)
elative Sumatrasta (Sumatroista)
illative Sumatraan (Sumatroihin)
adessive Sumatralla (Sumatroilla)
ablative Sumatralta (Sumatroilta)
allative Sumatralle (Sumatroille)
essive Sumatrana (Sumatroina)
translative Sumatraksi (Sumatroiksi)
abessive Sumatratta (Sumatroitta)
instructive — (Sumatroin)
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
Possessive forms of Sumatra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sumatrani (Sumatrani)
accusative nom. Sumatrani (Sumatrani)
gen. Sumatrani
genitive Sumatrani (Sumatrojeni)
(Sumatraini rare)
partitive Sumatraani (Sumatrojani)
inessive Sumatrassani (Sumatroissani)
elative Sumatrastani (Sumatroistani)
illative Sumatraani (Sumatroihini)
adessive Sumatrallani (Sumatroillani)
ablative Sumatraltani (Sumatroiltani)
allative Sumatralleni (Sumatroilleni)
essive Sumatranani (Sumatroinani)
translative Sumatrakseni (Sumatroikseni)
abessive Sumatrattani (Sumatroittani)
instructive — —
comitative — (Sumatroineni)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sumatrasi (Sumatrasi)
accusative nom. Sumatrasi (Sumatrasi)
gen. Sumatrasi
genitive Sumatrasi (Sumatrojesi)
(Sumatraisi rare)
partitive Sumatraasi (Sumatrojasi)
inessive Sumatrassasi (Sumatroissasi)
elative Sumatrastasi (Sumatroistasi)
illative Sumatraasi (Sumatroihisi)
adessive Sumatrallasi (Sumatroillasi)
ablative Sumatraltasi (Sumatroiltasi)
allative Sumatrallesi (Sumatroillesi)
essive Sumatranasi (Sumatroinasi)
translative Sumatraksesi (Sumatroiksesi)
abessive Sumatrattasi (Sumatroittasi)
instructive — —
comitative — (Sumatroinesi)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sumatramme (Sumatramme)
accusative nom. Sumatramme (Sumatramme)
gen. Sumatramme
genitive Sumatramme (Sumatrojemme)
(Sumatraimme rare)
partitive Sumatraamme (Sumatrojamme)
inessive Sumatrassamme (Sumatroissamme)
elative Sumatrastamme (Sumatroistamme)
illative Sumatraamme (Sumatroihimme)
adessive Sumatrallamme (Sumatroillamme)
ablative Sumatraltamme (Sumatroiltamme)
allative Sumatrallemme (Sumatroillemme)
essive Sumatranamme (Sumatroinamme)
translative Sumatraksemme (Sumatroiksemme)
abessive Sumatrattamme (Sumatroittamme)
instructive — —
comitative — (Sumatroinemme)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sumatranne (Sumatranne)
accusative nom. Sumatranne (Sumatranne)
gen. Sumatranne
genitive Sumatranne (Sumatrojenne)
(Sumatrainne rare)
partitive Sumatraanne (Sumatrojanne)
inessive Sumatrassanne (Sumatroissanne)
elative Sumatrastanne (Sumatroistanne)
illative Sumatraanne (Sumatroihinne)
adessive Sumatrallanne (Sumatroillanne)
ablative Sumatraltanne (Sumatroiltanne)
allative Sumatrallenne (Sumatroillenne)
essive Sumatrananne (Sumatroinanne)
translative Sumatraksenne (Sumatroiksenne)
abessive Sumatrattanne (Sumatroittanne)
instructive — —
comitative — (Sumatroinenne)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Sumatransa (Sumatransa)
accusative nom. Sumatransa (Sumatransa)
gen. Sumatransa
genitive Sumatransa (Sumatrojensa)
(Sumatrainsa rare)
partitive Sumatraansa (Sumatrojaan)
(Sumatrojansa)
inessive Sumatrassaan
Sumatrassansa 		(Sumatroissaan)
(Sumatroissansa)
elative Sumatrastaan
Sumatrastansa 		(Sumatroistaan)
(Sumatroistansa)
illative Sumatraansa (Sumatroihinsa)
adessive Sumatrallaan
Sumatrallansa 		(Sumatroillaan)
(Sumatroillansa)
ablative Sumatraltaan
Sumatraltansa 		(Sumatroiltaan)
(Sumatroiltansa)
allative Sumatralleen
Sumatrallensa 		(Sumatroilleen)
(Sumatroillensa)
essive Sumatranaan
Sumatranansa 		(Sumatroinaan)
(Sumatroinansa)
translative Sumatrakseen
Sumatraksensa 		(Sumatroikseen)
(Sumatroiksensa)
abessive Sumatrattaan
Sumatrattansa 		(Sumatroittaan)
(Sumatroittansa)
instructive — —
comitative — (Sumatroineen)
(Sumatroinensa)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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French

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sumatra m

  1. Sumatra (an island in Indonesia)

Derived terms

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German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Sumatra n (proper noun, genitive Sumatras or (optionally with an article) Sumatra)

  1. Sumatra (an island in Indonesia)

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

Proper noun

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Sumatra

  1. Sumatra

Descendants

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  • → English: Sumatra

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Indonesian Sumatra, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /suˈma.tra/
  • Rhymes: -atra
  • Hyphenation: Su‧mà‧tra

Proper noun

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Sumatra f

  1. Sumatra

Anagrams

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /suˈma.tra/
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  • Rhymes: -atra
  • Syllabification: Su‧ma‧tra

Proper noun

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Sumatra f

  1. Sumatra (an island in Indonesia)

Declension

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Declension of Sumatra
singular
nominative Sumatra
genitive Sumatry
dative Sumatrze
accusative Sumatrę
instrumental Sumatrą
locative Sumatrze
vocative Sumatro

Further reading

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  • Sumatra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Su‧ma‧tra

Proper noun

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Sumatra f

  1. Sumatra (the largest island in Indonesia)

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sǔmatra/
  • Hyphenation: Su‧mat‧ra

Proper noun

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Sùmatra f (Cyrillic spelling Су̀матра)

  1. Sumatra

Declension

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Declension of Sumatra
singular
nominative Sumatra
genitive Sumatre
dative Sumatri
accusative Sumatru
vocative Sumatro / Sumatra
locative Sumatri
instrumental Sumatrom

References

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  • “Sumatra”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /suˈmatɾa/ [suˈma.t̪ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -atɾa
  • Syllabification: Su‧ma‧tra

Proper noun

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Sumatra f

  1. Sumatra

Derived terms

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