zum

See also: žum

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsuːm/, /tsʊm/

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Contraction

zum (+ optional adjective(s) ending with -en + masculine or neuter noun)

1. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
2. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)

Indonesian

Etymology

From English zoom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zʊm]
• Hyphenation: zum

Verb

zum

1. to zoom
   1. to change the focal length of a zoom lens
   2. to manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it

Further reading

• “zum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Pennsylvania German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsʊm/

• audio

  (file)

Contraction

zum (+ optional adjective(s) ending with -en + masculine or neuter noun)

1. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
2. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)

Portuguese

Interjection

zum

1. (onomatopoeia) the sound of something rushing by

Noun

zum m (plural zums)

1. Rare spelling of zoom.

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

zum

1. zoom; a humming sound made by an insect's flight

Spanish

Noun

zum m (plural zums)

1. zoom

Further reading

• “zum”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Yola

Determiner

zum

1. Alternative form of zim
   • 1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX:

     Fad didn'st thou cum t' ouz on zum other dey?

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References

• Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 131