plume

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpluːm/
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• Received-Pronunciation, obsolete: /ˈpljuːm/
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• General-American: /ˈplum/
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• rhymes with -uːm
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• CMU ARPABET: P L UW1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Proto-Indo-European *plewk-smeh2 Proto-Italic *plouksmā Latin plūma Anglo-Norman plumebor. Middle English plume English plume From Late Middle English plum, plume (“feather; plumage”), from Anglo-Norman plum, plume, from Old French plume, plome (“feather, plumage”), from Latin plūma (“feather, plumage”) (compare Late Latin plūma (“pen, quill”)), from Proto-Italic *plouksmā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to fly”). Doublet of pluma.

Sense 1 (“to adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes”) is derived from Anglo-Norman plumer (“to cover with or provide with feathers”), or its etymon Latin plūmāre, the present active infinitive of plūmō (“to grow feathers, to fledge; to cover with feathers, to feather; to embroider with a feathery pattern”) (and compare Late Latin plūmō (“to attach feathers to arrows; of a hawk: to pluck the feathers from prey; (figurative) to celebrate, praise”)), from plūma (“feather; plumage; down”) (see etymology 1) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs). Senses 2–4 (“to arrange and preen the feathers of; to congratulate (oneself) proudly; to strip of feathers”) are from Late Middle English plumen (“to remove the feathers from a bird; of a hawk: to pluck the feathers or the head from prey”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman and Middle French plumer (“to remove the feathers from a bird; to pull out (hairs, especially from a moustache); to rob”), from plūma (see etymology 1). Sense 5 (“to fan out or spread in a cloud”) is derived from plume (noun).

106 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: перо (pero) — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Czech: péro — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Dutch: pluim — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Dutch: veder — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Dutch: veer — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Finnish: höyhen — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Finnish: sulka — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• French: plume — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Friulian: plume — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Galician: pluma — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Georgian: ფრთა (prta) — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• German: Feder — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Hebrew: פלומה — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Italian: piuma — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Kalmyk: өдн (ödn) — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Latin: plūma — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Macedonian: пе́ро (péro) — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Macedonian: пе́рдув (pérduv) — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Māori: puhi — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Māori: raukura — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Persian: شاه پر — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Portuguese: pluma — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Romanian: fulg — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Romanian: pană — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Russian: перо́ (peró) — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Serbo-Croatian: пе̑рје — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Serbo-Croatian: pȇrje — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Spanish: penacho — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Spanish: copete — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Swedish: plym — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Swedish: fjäder — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Tewa: phay — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Volapük: plüm — feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration — see also crest
• Bulgarian: егрета (egreta) — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Czech: chochol — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Czech: chocholka — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Dutch: plumeau — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Dutch: stoffer — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Finnish: töyhtö — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• French: panache — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• French: plumet — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• German: Federbusch — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• German: Federschmuck — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• German: Hutfeder — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Italian: cimiero — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Italian: cresta — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Italian: pennacchio — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Romanian: mănunchi de pene — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Romanian: pămătuf (de pene) — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Russian: плюма́ж (pljumáž) — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Russian: султа́н (sultán) — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Spanish: penacho — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Spanish: plumero — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Swedish: plym — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Volapük: plümäd — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• Volapük: lehätaplümäd — cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
• German: Auszeichnung — token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward
• Finnish: juova — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• Finnish: patsas — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• Finnish: vana — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• Finnish: viuhka — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• French: panache — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• French: nuage — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• German: Abluftfahne — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• German: Abwasserfahne — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• German: -fahne — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• German: Rauchfahne — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• German: Rauchwolke — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• German: Schadstofffahne — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• German: Staubwolke — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• German: -wolke — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• Italian: pennacchio — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• Italian: sbuffo — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• Māori: puhanga — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• Russian: плюма́ж (pljumáž) — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• Spanish: columna — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• Spanish: nubarrón — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• Spanish: nube — cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading
• Czech: sloupec — upward spray of mist or water
• Czech: sloup — upward spray of mist or water
• Finnish: suihku — upward spray of mist or water
• French: panache — upward spray of mist or water
• French: nuage — upward spray of mist or water
• Italian: pennacchio — upward spray of mist or water
• Italian: sbuffo — upward spray of mist or water
• Italian: schizzo — upward spray of mist or water
• Italian: zaffata — upward spray of mist or water
• French: panache — arc of glowing material erupting from the surface of a star
• Italian: brillamento — arc of glowing material erupting from the surface of a star
• Māori: puhanga — arc of glowing material erupting from the surface of a star
• French: plumet — large and flexible panicle of an inflorescence
• Finnish: pluumi — mantle plume — see also mantle plume
• French: panache — mantle plume — see also mantle plume
• German: Plume — mantle plume — see also mantle plume
• Portuguese: pluma — mantle plume — see also mantle plume
• Finnish: kiehkura — furry tail of certain dog breeds
• Finnish: pörröhäntä — furry tail of certain dog breeds
• French: panache — furry tail of certain dog breeds
• French: panache — feathery gill of some crustaceans and molluscs
• Portuguese: emplumar — to adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes
• Finnish: sukia — to arrange and preen the feathers of
• Russian: чи́стить пёрышки (čístitʹ pjóryški) — to arrange and preen the feathers of
• Finnish: rehvastella — to congratulate (oneself) proudly — see also self-congratulate
• Portuguese: emplumar-se — to congratulate (oneself) proudly — see also self-congratulate
• Russian: хвали́ться (xvalítʹsja) — to congratulate (oneself) proudly — see also self-congratulate
• Finnish: tupruta — to fan out or spread in a cloud