dum

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse dumbr (“‘dumb’”), and in the main sense stupid from German dumm.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /dom/, [d̥ɔmˀ]

[edit] Adjective

dum (neuter dumt, definite and plural dumme, comparative dummere, superlative dummest)

  1. stupid, dense, thick, dim
  2. foolish, silly, daft

[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Etymology

From Latin dum.

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[edit] Preposition

dum

  1. for
    Mi 'stos en Usono dum du jaroj.
    I will be in the USA for two years.
  2. during
  3. while
  4. whereas

[edit] Ido

[edit] Preposition

dum

  1. during

[edit] Latin

[edit] Conjunction

dum

  1. while

[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Adjective

dum

  1. foolish
  2. stupid

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

Inflections of
dum		 Absolute Comparative Superlative
Attributive Predicative
Indefinite
singular		 Common dum dummare dummast
Neuter dumt
Definite
singular		 Masc. dumme dummaste
All dumma dummaste
Plural dumma dummaste

dum

  1. stupid
  2. mean, cruel

[edit] Uzbek

[edit] Etymology

From Persian دم (dom)

[edit] Noun

dum

  1. tail
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