sumir

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sumir~somir, from Latin sūmere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [suˈmiɾ]

Verb

sumir (first-person singular present sumo, third-person singular present some, first-person singular preterite sumín, past participle sumido)
sumir (first-person singular present sumo, third-person singular present some, first-person singular preterite sumim or sumi, past participle sumido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to cave in; to sink

   Synonym: afundir

2. to consume; to decrease

   Synonyms: gastar, minguar

   • c. 1840, Ramón Varela Vahamonde, Conversa entre os arrieiros:

     Por eso non queren suba
     Na sisa nin na taberna
     E, en tanto que os demais paguen,
     Eles recachan a perna.
     E como serán sumidos
     En bebedelas, o aumento,
     Dan a sisa pol-os tragos
     E miran outros pr’o vento.

     That's why they don't want an increase
     in the surcharge nor in the tavern
     and, as long as the others pay,
     they uncover the leg [they sunbathe].
     And since they are gonna be consumed
     in binges, the augment,
     they give the surcharge for the gulps
     and others look into the wind.

3. to submerge

   Synonym: mergullar

4. (figuratively) to cause to fall, to trip up
5. (figuratively) to fall into (a state of being)

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “sumir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sumir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “sumir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “sumir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “sumir” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “sumir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology

Old Norse sumr.

Pronoun

sumir m pl (feminine plural sumar, neuter plural sum)

1. some

Pronoun

sumir

1. masculine nominative plural of sumr

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sumir~somir, from Latin sūmere.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: su‧mir

Verb

sumir (first-person singular present sumo, third-person singular present some, first-person singular preterite sumi, past participle sumido)

1. (intransitive) to vanish, to disappear

   Synonyms: desaparecer, evaporar

   O rapaz sumiu! ― The boy vanished!

2. to submerge, to sink

   Synonyms: afundar, submergir

3. to be wasted or consumed

   O dinheiro some. ― Money is wasted away

4. to hide [with com]

   Synonym: esconder

   Vou sumir com seus cigarros! ― I'm going to hide your cigarettes!

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish somir, from Latin sūmere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈmiɾ/ [suˈmiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: su‧mir

Verb

sumir (first-person singular present sumo, first-person singular preterite sumí, past participle sumido)

1. to submerge

   Synonym: sumergir

2. (reflexive, figurative) to be devoured (by); to wallow in; to get tied up (in)

   Synonym: enredar

   • 1864, Eugenio de Ochoa (translator), José Garnier, Elementos de economía política:

     la sociedad volvería a sumirse en la barbarie

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1922, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, La tierra de todos:

     Se sumió otra vez el joven en su monótona labor de dibujante lineal; pero á los pocos instantes sus ojos volvieron á levantarse del papel.

     Once again the young man wallowed in his tedious work as a line drawer, but a short while later he looked back up from the paper.

Further reading

• “sumir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983) “sumir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 336