stumm
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See also: Stumm
Breton
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Breton *stum (shown in the placename Stumou), from Proto-Celtic *tou(x)sman (“bend, curve”), cognate to Welsh ystum (“gesture, curve”) and Irish tuaim (“tumulus”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stumm m (plural stummoù)
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German stum, from Old High German stum, from Proto-West Germanic *stumm. Cognate with Dutch stom.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]stumm (strong nominative masculine singular stummer, comparative stummer, superlative am stummsten)
- mute; dumb (unable to speak)
- Der Junge war stumm und schwachsinnig.
- The boy was mute and imbecile.
- silent (not speaking); with verbs or adverbs expressing a grade or temporary state
- Was bist du heute so stumm?
- Why are you so silent today?
- Er ist ziemlich stumm. ― He’s rather silent.
- Sie blieb stumm. ― She remained silent.
- 2023, Verifiziert, “Stadtlabyrinth”:
- Du gehst immer weiter, aber drehst dich nicht mehr um / Ich steig' in meine Nikes und dein Handy hast du stumm
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- non-verbal, not explicitly expressed; silent
- ein stummer Vorwurf ― a silent reproach
- (phonetics, orthography) mute; silent (unpronounced)
- Das h im englischen Wort „honour“ ist stumm.
- The h in the English word “honour” is silent.
- Das h im deutschen Wort „leihen“ ist stumm.
- The h in the German word “leihen” (to borrow) is silent.
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “stumm”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
- “stumm” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “stumm” in Duden online
Hunsrik
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German stum, from Old High German stum, from Proto-West Germanic *stumm.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]stumm
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “stumm”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch
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