shtum en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Received-Pronunciation) audio
- /ʃtʊm/
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.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Silent; speechless; dumb.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| schtoom | alternative | lexicographic | |
| schtum | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shtumm | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shtoom | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
sv stum (silent; speechless; dumb) · nl stom (silent; speechless; dumb) · de stumm (silent; speechless; dumb)