šuma
See also: Appendix:Variations of "suma"
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Probably related to шу̑м (“noise, buzz”). A parallel may then be drawn to the onomatopoeic origin of Proto-Slavic *gajь (“forest”).
Otherwise, according to P. Skok,[1] the term may alternatively be of paleo-Balkan origin (Illyrian or Thracian); he draws connection with Albanian proshëm, prozhëm (“small wood, community forest”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]šȕma f (Cyrillic spelling шу̏ма, indeclinable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | šȕma | šume |
| genitive | šume | šȗmā |
| dative | šumi | šumama |
| accusative | šumu | šume |
| vocative | šumo | šume |
| locative | šumi | šumama |
| instrumental | šumom | šumama |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “šuma”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]šuma (Cyrillic spelling шума)
References
[edit]- ^ Skok, Petar (1972) “šuma”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Etymological Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 2 (K – poni¹), Zagreb: JAZU, page 422