sumo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sumo"

English

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sumo

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• sumō

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 相(す)撲(もう) (sumō).

Pronunciation

• enPR: so͞o'mō, IPA^(key): /ˈsuːməʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -uːməʊ

Noun

sumo (countable and uncountable, plural sumo or sumos)

1. (uncountable) A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.
2. (countable, colloquial) A rikishi (sumo wrestler).

Derived terms

• kanjin-sumo
• sumo deadlift
• sumo squat

Translations

form of wrestling

Arabic: سُومُو m (sūmū) Armenian: սումո (hy) (sumo) Belarusian: сумо́ n (sumó) Bengali: সুমো (śumō) Bulgarian: сумо́ (sumó) Burmese: ဆူမို (hcumui) Chinese: Mandarin: 相撲 / 相扑 (zh) (xiāngpū) Esperanto: sumoo Finnish: sumopaini (fi), sumo (fi) French: sumo (fr) m Georgian: სუმო (sumo) German: Sumo n Greek: σούμο (el) n (soúmo) Hawaiian: please add this translation if you can Hindi: सूमो (sūmo) Hungarian: szumó (hu), szumóbirkózás Icelandic: súmóglíma f Indonesian: sumo (id) Italian: sumo (it) m Japanese: 相撲 (ja) (すもう, sumō) Korean: 스모 (seumo) Malay: sumo (ms) Malayalam: സുമോ (sumō) Marathi: सुमो (sumo) Mongolian: сумо (mn) (sumo), сүмо (sümo) Norwegian: Bokmål: sumo (no) m Nynorsk: sumo m Persian: سومو (sumô) Polish: sumo (pl) n Portuguese: sumô (pt) m (Brazil), sumo (pt) m (Portugal) Russian: сумо́ (ru) n (sumó) Spanish: sumo (es) m Swedish: sumobrottning c Tagalog: sumo Tamil: சுமோ (cumō) Thai: ซูโม่ (suu-môo) Ukrainian: сумо́ n (sumó)

sumo wrestler

Esperanto: sumoisto Finnish: sumopainija (fi) French: sumotori (fr) m Hungarian: szumóbirkózó Indonesian: pesumo (id) Japanese: 力士 (ja) Mongolian: сумоч (sumoč) Polish: sumita (pl) m Swedish: sumobrottare c

Anagrams

• MOUs, MoUs, Mous, muso, soum, USOM

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈsu.mu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈsu.mo]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

sumo

1. first-person singular present indicative of sumar

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: su‧mo

Adjective

sumo

1. monotonous; tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety
2. slow-burning

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsumo/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -umo
• Hyphenation: su‧mo

Noun

sumo (accusative singular sumon, plural sumoj, accusative plural sumojn)

1. sum

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

sumo

Wikipedia ^fi

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese. Compare English sumo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsumo/, [ˈs̠umo̞]
• Rhymes: -umo
• Syllabification^(key): su‧mo
• Hyphenation^(key): su‧mo

Noun

sumo

1. (sports) sumo (wrestling style of Japanese origin)

Declension

Inflection of sumo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		sumo	sumot
genitive		sumon	sumojen
partitive		sumoa	sumoja
illative		sumoon	sumoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sumo	sumot
accusative	nom.	sumo	sumot
	gen.	sumon
genitive		sumon	sumojen
partitive		sumoa	sumoja
inessive		sumossa	sumoissa
elative		sumosta	sumoista
illative		sumoon	sumoihin
adessive		sumolla	sumoilla
ablative		sumolta	sumoilta
allative		sumolle	sumoille
essive		sumona	sumoina
translative		sumoksi	sumoiksi
abessive		sumotta	sumoitta
instructive		—	sumoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sumo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sumoni sumoni accusative nom. sumoni sumoni gen. sumoni genitive sumoni sumojeni partitive sumoani sumojani inessive sumossani sumoissani elative sumostani sumoistani illative sumooni sumoihini adessive sumollani sumoillani ablative sumoltani sumoiltani allative sumolleni sumoilleni essive sumonani sumoinani translative sumokseni sumoikseni abessive sumottani sumoittani instructive — — comitative — sumoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sumosi sumosi accusative nom. sumosi sumosi gen. sumosi genitive sumosi sumojesi partitive sumoasi sumojasi inessive sumossasi sumoissasi elative sumostasi sumoistasi illative sumoosi sumoihisi adessive sumollasi sumoillasi ablative sumoltasi sumoiltasi allative sumollesi sumoillesi essive sumonasi sumoinasi translative sumoksesi sumoiksesi abessive sumottasi sumoittasi instructive — — comitative — sumoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sumomme sumomme accusative nom. sumomme sumomme gen. sumomme genitive sumomme sumojemme partitive sumoamme sumojamme inessive sumossamme sumoissamme elative sumostamme sumoistamme illative sumoomme sumoihimme adessive sumollamme sumoillamme ablative sumoltamme sumoiltamme allative sumollemme sumoillemme essive sumonamme sumoinamme translative sumoksemme sumoiksemme abessive sumottamme sumoittamme instructive — — comitative — sumoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sumonne sumonne accusative nom. sumonne sumonne gen. sumonne genitive sumonne sumojenne partitive sumoanne sumojanne inessive sumossanne sumoissanne elative sumostanne sumoistanne illative sumoonne sumoihinne adessive sumollanne sumoillanne ablative sumoltanne sumoiltanne allative sumollenne sumoillenne essive sumonanne sumoinanne translative sumoksenne sumoiksenne abessive sumottanne sumoittanne instructive — — comitative — sumoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sumonsa sumonsa accusative nom. sumonsa sumonsa gen. sumonsa genitive sumonsa sumojensa partitive sumoaan sumoansa sumojaan sumojansa inessive sumossaan sumossansa sumoissaan sumoissansa elative sumostaan sumostansa sumoistaan sumoistansa illative sumoonsa sumoihinsa adessive sumollaan sumollansa sumoillaan sumoillansa ablative sumoltaan sumoltansa sumoiltaan sumoiltansa allative sumolleen sumollensa sumoilleen sumoillensa essive sumonaan sumonansa sumoinaan sumoinansa translative sumokseen sumoksensa sumoikseen sumoiksensa abessive sumottaan sumottansa sumoittaan sumoittansa instructive — — comitative — sumoineen sumoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• sumopaini
• sumopainija

Further reading

• “sumo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

sumo

Wikipedia ^fr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.mo/, /su.mo/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

sumo m (plural sumos)

1. sumo
2. sumotori

Galician

Verb

sumo

1. first-person singular present indicative of sumir

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

sumo

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 相撲 (すもう, sumō).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsumo/ [ˈsu.mo]
• Rhymes: -umo
• Syllabification: su‧mo

Noun

sumo

1. (sports) sumo (Japanese traditional wrestling)

Derived terms

• pesumo (a sumo wrestler)

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

sumo

Wikipedia ^it

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.mo/
• Rhymes: -umo
• Hyphenation: sù‧mo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 相撲 (sumō).

Noun

sumo m (invariable)

1. sumo (Japanese wrestling)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sumo

1. first-person singular present indicative of sumere

Anagrams

• muso, musò