שטום

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German stum, from Old High German stum, from Proto-West Germanic *stumm, from Proto-Germanic *stummaz.

Pronunciation

• (Litvish) IPA^(key): [ʃtʊm]
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): [ʃtɪm]
• (Ukraynish) IPA^(key): [ʃtɨm]

Adjective

שטום • (shtum)

1. silent
2. mute, dumb

Declension

Declension of שטום

predicative					שטום shtum
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	שטומער shtumer	שטום shtum	שטומע shtume	שטומס shtums	שטומע shtume	שטומע shtume
accusative	שטומען shtumen
dative			שטומען shtumen		שטומער shtumer

Related terms

• שטומען (shtumen)