shtum

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

schtoom, schtum, shtoom, shtumm

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʃtʊm/
Audio (RP) (file)
Rhymes: -ʊm

Adjective[edit]

shtum (not comparable)

Silent; speechless; dumb.

Derived terms[edit]

keep shtum

Translations[edit]

silent; speechless; dumb

Dutch: stom (nl)
German: stumm (de)
Swedish: stum (sv)

Anagrams[edit]

Muths, Thums, musth

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