stom

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stom, from Old Dutch stum, from Proto-Germanic *stummaz. Cognate with German stumm, Old Saxon stum.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /stɔm/

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Adjective

stom (comparative stommer, superlative stomst)

1. mute, unable to speak, as medical condition or species-determined
2. speechless; soundless, silent

   De bengel bleef eerst stom toen pa vroeg waar hij die porno vandaan had, maar grote broer, de dader, hoorde sidderend dat de riem niet stom bleef...

   De rascal remained mute at first when dad asked where he had got that porn from, but big brother, the culprit, shivered to hear the belt did not remain silent...

3. wordless, non-verbal

   Spotprenten leveren vaak stomme kritiek

   Cartoons often constitute non-verbal criticsm

4. mentally dulling, soul-killing
5. stupid, dumb
6. foolish, senseless, piteous
7. in compouds essentially reinforcing the sense

Declension

Declension of stom

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		stom	stommer
neuter singular	indefinite	stom	stommer
	definite	stomme	stommere	stomste	stomst, stomste
common singular		stomme	stommere	stomste	stomste
plural		stomme	stommere	stomste	stomste
partitive		stoms	stommers

Usage notes

The use of ‘stom’ for ‘stupid’ is deprecated by the deaf community, since it is the proper word for ‘mute’ in the sense of people who cannot speak. It is, however, no less common usage, analogous to the use of dumb in English.

Synonyms

• (mute): sprakeloos
• (silent): stil
• (wordless): woordeloos
• (mentally dulling): geestdodend
• (stupid): dom, dwaas, stompzinnig

Derived terms

• allerstomst
• doofstom
• stombezopen
• stomdrinken
• stomdronken
• stomheid, stommigheid
• stommeling
• stommerd
• stommerik
• stommiteit
• stompzinnig
• stomdoof
• stompraten
• stomte
• stomtoevallig
• stomverbaasd
• stomverwonderd
• stomvol
• stomzat
• verstommen
• verstomming
• stomme film

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

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Noun

stom (uncountable)

1. weather

Declension

    declension of stom

	singular
nominative	stom
genitive	stoma
dative	stome
accusative	stomi
predicative	stomu
vocative	o stom!