susmo

Basque

Etymology

Unknown, attested since the late 19th century. Compare usmo (“smell, suspicion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺us̺mo/, [s̺uz̺.mo̞]

Noun

susmo inan

1. suspicion, mistrust
   • 2003 November 22, Irune Berro, “Bagdadetik zuzenean”, in Berria:

     Kontrol ugari dago hara joateko, eta susmorik txikiena dutenean tiroz erantzuten dute soldadu iparramerikarrek.

     There are many checkpoints to get there, and at the slightest suspicion, the American soldiers respond with gunfire.

2. hint, trace, vestige
   • 2003 November 19, “Gaitz kutsakorra airean”, in Berria:

     Artean baino, aurten ez bezala, ez zen gaitz kutsakorren susmorik airean.

     However, unlike this year, there were no traces of contagious diseases in the air.

Declension

Declension of susmo (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	susmo	susmoa	susmoak
ergative	susmok	susmoak	susmoek
dative	susmori	susmoari	susmoei
genitive	susmoren	susmoaren	susmoen
comitative	susmorekin	susmoarekin	susmoekin
causative	susmorengatik	susmoarengatik	susmoengatik
benefactive	susmorentzat	susmoarentzat	susmoentzat
instrumental	susmoz	susmoaz	susmoez
inessive	susmotan	susmoan	susmoetan
locative	susmotako	susmoko	susmoetako
allative	susmotara	susmora	susmoetara
terminative	susmotaraino	susmoraino	susmoetaraino
directive	susmotarantz	susmorantz	susmoetarantz
destinative	susmotarako	susmorako	susmoetarako
ablative	susmotatik	susmotik	susmoetatik
partitive	susmorik	—	—
prolative	susmotzat	—	—

Derived terms

• susmabera (“mistrustful”)
• susmaezin (“unsuspected”)
• susmagaitz (“unsuspected”)
• susmagarri (“suspicious”)
• susmatu (“to suspect”)
• susmo izan (“to suspect”)
• susmoti (“mistrustful”)

 

Further reading

• “susmo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “susmo”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005