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.

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, musth