# Sumatra
## English
### Etymology

From Indonesian Sumatera, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”). Mentioned in the 11th century in Sanskrit as समुद्रभूमि (samudrabhūmi, “land of Sumatra”), gradually replacing the earlier सुवर्णद्वीप (suvarṇadvīpa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /suːˈmɑːtɹə/

### Proper noun

Sumatra
* A largest island in Indonesia, the world’s sixth largest island.

#### Holonyms

* Greater Sunda Islands

#### Derived terms

* Sumatran

#### Translations
### Noun

Sumatra (plural Sumatras)
* (Singapore, formerly) A squall or violent rainstorm coming from the south.
** 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 119:In the Straits of Malacca one encounters a squall every night; there they are known by the name of Sumatras, crossing as they do from the island bearing that name.
* A chicken of a breed native to the island of Sumatra, formerly used in cock-fighting and now mainly kept for exhibition.

#### References

* (squall or rainstorm): Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “Sumatra”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].

### Anagrams

* Muratas, Tamuras, traumas

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From Indonesian Sumatra, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ca‧tag‧bo

### Proper noun

Sumatra
* Sumatra; the largest island of Indonesia
* a surname from Sanskrit

## Czech
### Proper noun

Sumatra f (relational adjective sumaterský, demonym Sumatřan, female demonym Sumatřanka)
* Sumatra

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Sumatra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “Sumatra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Sumatra or Latin Sumatra (from Italian), used by Ludovico di Varthema in his travelogue, ultimately from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌsyˈmaː.traː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Su‧ma‧tra
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### Proper noun

Sumatra n
* Sumatra [from 16th c.]

#### Derived terms

* Sumatraan

## Finnish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsumɑtrɑ/, [ˈs̠umɑ̝t̪rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -umɑtrɑ
* Hyphenation: Su‧mat‧ra

### Proper noun

Sumatra
* Sumatra (The largest island in Indonesia)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Sumatra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sumatrani
(Sumatrani)
accusative
nom.
Sumatrani
(Sumatrani)
gen.
Sumatrani
genitive
Sumatrani
(Sumatrojeni) (Sumatraini $^{rare}$)
partitive
Sumatraani
(Sumatrojani)
inessive
Sumatrassani
(Sumatroissani)
elative
Sumatrastani
(Sumatroistani)
illative
Sumatraani
(Sumatroihini)
adessive
Sumatrallani
(Sumatroillani)
ablative
Sumatraltani
(Sumatroiltani)
allative
Sumatralleni
(Sumatroilleni)
essive
Sumatranani
(Sumatroinani)
translative
Sumatrakseni
(Sumatroikseni)
abessive
Sumatrattani
(Sumatroittani)
instructive
comitative
—(Sumatroineni)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sumatrasi
(Sumatrasi)
accusative
nom.
Sumatrasi
(Sumatrasi)
gen.
Sumatrasi
genitive
Sumatrasi
(Sumatrojesi) (Sumatraisi $^{rare}$)
partitive
Sumatraasi
(Sumatrojasi)
inessive
Sumatrassasi
(Sumatroissasi)
elative
Sumatrastasi
(Sumatroistasi)
illative
Sumatraasi
(Sumatroihisi)
adessive
Sumatrallasi
(Sumatroillasi)
ablative
Sumatraltasi
(Sumatroiltasi)
allative
Sumatrallesi
(Sumatroillesi)
essive
Sumatranasi
(Sumatroinasi)
translative
Sumatraksesi
(Sumatroiksesi)
abessive
Sumatrattasi
(Sumatroittasi)
instructive
comitative
—(Sumatroinesi)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sumatramme
(Sumatramme)
accusative
nom.
Sumatramme
(Sumatramme)
gen.
Sumatramme
genitive
Sumatramme
(Sumatrojemme) (Sumatraimme $^{rare}$)
partitive
Sumatraamme
(Sumatrojamme)
inessive
Sumatrassamme
(Sumatroissamme)
elative
Sumatrastamme
(Sumatroistamme)
illative
Sumatraamme
(Sumatroihimme)
adessive
Sumatrallamme
(Sumatroillamme)
ablative
Sumatraltamme
(Sumatroiltamme)
allative
Sumatrallemme
(Sumatroillemme)
essive
Sumatranamme
(Sumatroinamme)
translative
Sumatraksemme
(Sumatroiksemme)
abessive
Sumatrattamme
(Sumatroittamme)
instructive
comitative
—(Sumatroinemme)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sumatranne
(Sumatranne)
accusative
nom.
Sumatranne
(Sumatranne)
gen.
Sumatranne
genitive
Sumatranne
(Sumatrojenne) (Sumatrainne $^{rare}$)
partitive
Sumatraanne
(Sumatrojanne)
inessive
Sumatrassanne
(Sumatroissanne)
elative
Sumatrastanne
(Sumatroistanne)
illative
Sumatraanne
(Sumatroihinne)
adessive
Sumatrallanne
(Sumatroillanne)
ablative
Sumatraltanne
(Sumatroiltanne)
allative
Sumatrallenne
(Sumatroillenne)
essive
Sumatrananne
(Sumatroinanne)
translative
Sumatraksenne
(Sumatroiksenne)
abessive
Sumatrattanne
(Sumatroittanne)
instructive
comitative
—(Sumatroinenne)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language.
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sumatransa
(Sumatransa)
accusative
nom.
Sumatransa
(Sumatransa)
gen.
Sumatransa
genitive
Sumatransa
(Sumatrojensa) (Sumatrainsa $^{rare}$)
partitive
Sumatraansa
(Sumatrojaan) (Sumatrojansa)
inessive
Sumatrassaan Sumatrassansa
(Sumatroissaan) (Sumatroissansa)
elative
Sumatrastaan Sumatrastansa
(Sumatroistaan) (Sumatroistansa)
illative
Sumatraansa
(Sumatroihinsa)
adessive
Sumatrallaan Sumatrallansa
(Sumatroillaan) (Sumatroillansa)
ablative
Sumatraltaan Sumatraltansa
(Sumatroiltaan) (Sumatroiltansa)
allative
Sumatralleen Sumatrallensa
(Sumatroilleen) (Sumatroillensa)
essive
Sumatranaan Sumatranansa
(Sumatroinaan) (Sumatroinansa)
translative
Sumatrakseen Sumatraksensa
(Sumatroikseen) (Sumatroiksensa)
abessive
Sumatrattaan Sumatrattansa
(Sumatroittaan) (Sumatroittansa)
instructive
comitative
—(Sumatroineen) (Sumatroinensa)
Plural forms of this word are not commonly used, but might be found in figurative uses, in some set phrases or in colloquial language. :

#### Derived terms

* sumatralainen
* sumatrankaniini
* sumatranoranki
* sumatransarvikuono

### Anagrams

* surmata

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sy.ma.tʁa/French Wikipedia has an article on:SumatraWikipedia $^{fr}$

### Proper noun

Sumatra m
* Sumatra (an island in Indonesia)

#### Derived terms

* sumatrien

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sumatra n (proper noun, genitive Sumatras or (optionally with an article) Sumatra)
* Sumatra (an island in Indonesia)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

### Proper noun

Sumatra
* Sumatra

#### Descendants

* → English: Sumatra

## Italian
### Etymology

From Indonesian Sumatra, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /suˈma.tra/
* Rhymes: -atra
* Hyphenation: Su‧mà‧tra

### Proper noun

Sumatra f
* Sumatra

### Anagrams

* smurata

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /suˈma.tra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -atra
* Syllabification: Su‧ma‧tra

### Proper noun

Sumatra f
* Sumatra (an island in Indonesia)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Sumatra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Samatra

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /suˈma.tɾɐ/
* Hyphenation: Su‧ma‧tra

### Proper noun

Sumatra f
* Sumatra (the largest island in Indonesia)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sǔmatra/
* Hyphenation: Su‧mat‧ra

### Proper noun

Sùmatra f (Cyrillic spelling Су̀матра)
* Sumatra

#### Declension
### References

* “Sumatra”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* Sumatera

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /suˈmatɾa/ [suˈma.t̪ɾa]
* Rhymes: -atɾa
* Syllabification: Su‧ma‧tra

### Proper noun

Sumatra f
* Sumatra

#### Derived terms

* rinoceronte de Sumatra
* tigre de Sumatra