Sümmchen

German

Etymology

Summe + -chen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzʏmçən]
  • Hyphenation: Sümm‧chen

Noun

Sümmchen n (genitive Sümmchens, plural Sümmchen)

  1. Diminutive of Summe
  2. (colloquial, euphemistic) pretty penny
    • 1853, Heinrich Pröhle, Kinder- und Volksmärchen, Avenarius und Mendelsohn, page 149:
      Er baut sich ein neues Haus, und das kostet Geld, da hat mein Vater ihm ein Sümmchen vorschießen müssen.
      He builds a new house for himself, and that costs money, so my father had to advance him a pretty penny.

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