adj
Meaning 1
Silent; speechless; dumb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shtum
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ʃtʊm/
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rhymes with -ʊm
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *stummaz Proto-West Germanic *stumm Old High German stum Middle High German stum Yiddish שטום (shtum)bor. English shtum Borrowed from Yiddish שטום (shtum, “mute, dumb, voiceless”), from Middle High German stum, from Old High German stum, from Proto-West Germanic *stumm. Cognate with German stumm, Dutch stom, Swedish stum. Doublet of stum.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: stom — silent; speechless; dumb
- German: stumm — silent; speechless; dumb
- Swedish: stum — silent; speechless; dumb