shtum

English

Alternative forms

• schtoom, schtum, shtoom, shtumm

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *stummaz

Proto-West Germanic *stumm

Old High German stum

Middle High German stum

Yiddish שטום (shtum)bor.

English shtum

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtʊm/

• Audio (Received Pronunciation):

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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)
• Swedish: stum (sv)

Anagrams

• Muths, Thums, musth