shtum

English

Alternative forms

• schtoom
• schtum
• shtoom
• shtumm

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שטום (shtum, “mute, dumb, voiceless”), from Middle High German stum, from Old High German stum. Cognate with German stumm, Dutch stom, Swedish stum. Doublet of stum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtʊm/

• Audio (RP):

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• Rhymes: -ʊm

Adjective

shtum (not comparable)

1. Silent; speechless; dumb.

Derived terms

• keep shtum

Translations

silent; speechless; dumb

• Dutch: stom (nl)
• German: stumm (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: stum (sv)

Anagrams

• Muths, Thums, musth