чума

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Romanian ciumă, probably from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, swell, wave, billow).

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Noun

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чу́ма (čúmaf

  1. plague, pestilence; especially the Black Death

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References

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  • чума”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • чума”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Romanian ciumă, probably from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, swell, wave, billow).

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Noun

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чума (čumaf

  1. plague (disease)

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Romanian ciumă, probably from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, swell, wave, billow).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊˈma]
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Noun

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чума́ (čumáf inan (genitive чумы́, uncountable)

  1. plague, pestilence
  2. (specifically) the plague, the Black Death

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Descendants

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  • Ingrian: cuma

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чума”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Doublet of джу́ма (džúma).

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Noun

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чума́ (čumáf inan (genitive чуми́, uncountable)

  1. plague

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