somm

English

Alternative forms

• Alternative form of som

Noun

somm (plural somms)

1. (informal) Clipping of sommelier.
   • 2014 March 5, Bill St. John, “Learning the master sommelier way”, in Chicago Tribune, section 6, page 3, columns 1–2:

     The original sommeliers were butlers and had to verify the identity of wines, not in labeled bottles as today but in large casks when delivered to their rooms. The court teaches this skill for modern somms.

   • 2016, Jancis Robinson, The 24-Hour Wine Expert, Penguin Books, →ISBN:

     But today’s somms, as they often style themselves, are much more likely to be true enthusiasts, ready to make recommendations at different price levels.

   • 2022, Peter Coleman, Matt Fowles, Weekends with Matt, Affirm Press, →ISBN:

     Matt [Fowles] carried on explaining: ‘The high-acid thing is really important because acid sort of acts like the equivalent of a highlighter pen. It highlights the ingredients in food. So, a high-acid wine like riesling is generally good for food and wine pairing. That’s partly why somms are so obsessed.’ ‘What are “somms”?’ ‘A somm is a sommelier, a wine expert. […]’

Anagrams

• SMOM, moms, Moms, sMMO, MMOs

Cornish

Alternative forms

• (Revived Late Cornish) sobm

Noun

somm f (singulative sommen)

1. sums

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsomː/, [ˈsomː]
• Rhymes: -omː
• Hyphenation: somm

Etymology 1

Clipping of soomlane.

Noun

somm (genitive sommi, partitive sommi)

1. (colloquial) Finn

   Synonyms: soomlane, (colloquial, ethnic slur) poro, (colloquial, ethnic slur) põder

Declension

Declension of somm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		somm	sommid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	sommi
genitive			sommide
partitive		sommi	somme sommisid
illative		sommi sommisse	sommidesse sommesse
inessive		sommis	sommides sommes
elative		sommist	sommidest sommest
allative		sommile	sommidele sommele
adessive		sommil	sommidel sommel
ablative		sommilt	sommidelt sommelt
translative		sommiks	sommideks sommeks
terminative		sommini	sommideni
essive		sommina	sommidena
abessive		sommita	sommideta
comitative		sommiga	sommidega

Etymology 2

From Kyrgyz сом (som) or Uzbek soʻm / сўм.

Noun

somm (genitive sommi, partitive sommi)

1. som (national unit of currency in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan)

Declension

Declension of somm (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		somm	sommid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	sommi
genitive			sommide
partitive		sommi	somme sommisid
illative		sommi sommisse	sommidesse sommesse
inessive		sommis	sommides sommes
elative		sommist	sommidest sommest
allative		sommile	sommidele sommele
adessive		sommil	sommidel sommel
ablative		sommilt	sommidelt sommelt
translative		sommiks	sommideks sommeks
terminative		sommini	sommideni
essive		sommina	sommidena
abessive		sommita	sommideta
comitative		sommiga	sommidega

References

• somm in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “somm”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009