LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

summum

summum n (genitive summī)
Classical[ˈsʊm.mũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsum.mum]

Meaning

  1. neutertop
  2. neutersummit

In the readers how our graded readers gloss it

the top
summum — in Seneca, ch. XVI

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesummumsumma
genitivesummīsummōrum
dativesummōsummīs
accusativesummumsumma
ablativesummōsummīs
vocativesummumsumma

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

summum adv.
neut. of summus, at the utmost, at farthest, at most : exspectabam hodie, aut summum cras, at latest : quattuor aut summum quinque: uno aut summum altero proelio, L.

Origins

Noun use of neuter of summus.

Descendants
  • Italiansommo
  • Englishsummitfrom Old French som
  • Frenchsommetfrom Old French som
  • Spanishsomo
  • Spanishsúmmum
  • Catalansúmmum
  • Asturiansomu

Quick answers

What does summum mean in Latin?
summum, a noun, means “top; summit”.
What is the genitive of summum?
The genitive singular is summī. summum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce summum?
In classical Latin, [ˈsʊm.mũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsum.mum].