sumerian

Relating to ancient Sumer, its people, language, or culture; now used only in historical or archaeological contexts.

• 🇫🇷Qui se rapporte à l'ancien pays de Sumer, à son peuple, à sa langue ou à sa culture ; utilisé aujourd'hui principalement dans un contexte historique ou archéologique.

1. Relating to ancient Sumer C1 formal

   Of or pertaining to the ancient civilization of Sumer, its people, language, or culture.

   • The Sumerian civilization is one of the earliest known in history.
   • Sumerian art often depicts scenes of daily life and religious rituals.
   • The Sumerian language is a language isolate with no known relatives.

   🇫🇷sumérien (relatif à Sumer)

• more sumerian comparative form
• most sumerian superlative form

nom propre

A noun referring to a member of the ancient people who lived in Sumer, a region of southern Mesopotamia.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un membre de l'ancien peuple de Sumer, région du sud de la Mésopotamie.

1. Member of an ancient people C1 formal

   A person belonging to the ancient civilization of Sumer, located in southern Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq).

   • The Sumerians are credited with inventing cuneiform writing.
   • A Sumerian would have lived in one of the early city-states like Ur or Uruk.
   • Archaeologists discovered the tomb of a wealthy Sumerian.

   🇫🇷Sumérien (membre du peuple de Sumer)

• sumerians plural form
• sumerians' possessive plural form
• sumerian's possessive singular form