Sumorsæte

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to sumor (“summer”) +‎ -sǣte (“residents”). Sometimes thought to be shortened from an earlier name *Sumortūnsǣte, originally meaning "residents of Somerton."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.morˌsæː.te/

Proper noun

Sumorsǣte m pl

1. the people of Somerset
2. Somerset

Declension

Declension of Sumorsæte (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	—	Sumorsǣte
accusative	—	Sumorsǣte
genitive	—	Sumorsǣta
dative	—	Sumorsǣtum

Derived terms

• Sumorsǣtisċ

Descendants

• English: Somerset