Sumy
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 plural of sum (currency unit) form-of, plural
- 1 A city and municipal administrative centre in Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, on the Psel river.
- 2 A diminutive of the female given name Sumaya.
- 3 A raion of Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Seat: Sumy.
- 4 An oblast in northern Ukraine. Seat: Sumy.
"We switch to the developments along the front line and, uh, the Ukrainians are reporting that the Russians do reconnaissance forces… send reconnaissance forces over the border in Chernihiv, in Sumy, as well as in Kharkiv, so basically along the whole northern border."
Example
More examples"We switch to the developments along the front line and, uh, the Ukrainians are reporting that the Russians do reconnaissance forces… send reconnaissance forces over the border in Chernihiv, in Sumy, as well as in Kharkiv, so basically along the whole northern border."
Etymology
Transliterations of Ukrainian Су́ми f inan pl (Súmy, “Sumy”, literally “Sumas”) and Russian Су́мы f inan pl (Súmy, “Sumy”, literally “Sumas”).
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