Sumach

See also: sumach

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sumach, from Old French sumac, probably through Old Spanish (modern Spanish zumaque) or alternatively Old Italian (modern Italian sommacco), from Arabic سُمّاق (summāq), from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ (summāqā, “red; sumac”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzuːmaχ/

Noun

Sumach m (strong, genitive Sumachs or Sumach, plural Sumache or Sumachs)

1. sumac, any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Rhus

Declension

Declension of Sumach [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sumach	die	Sumache, Sumachs
genitive	eines	des	Sumachs, Sumach	der	Sumache, Sumachs
dative	einem	dem	Sumach	den	Sumachen, Sumachs
accusative	einen	den	Sumach	die	Sumache, Sumachs

Further reading

• “Sumach” in Duden online