ум

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *umъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

ум (umm

  1. mind, intellect, brains, brain, grey matter, nous, grey cells
    Synonyms: акъл (akǎl), интелект (intelekt), разум (razum)

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Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *umъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

ум (umm (plural умови, relational adjective умен, diminutive умче, augmentative умиште)

  1. intellect, intelligence, mind, wit, brain
    Synonyms: акал m (akal), мозок m (mozok), памет (pamet)

Declension

Declension of ум
singular plural
indefinite ум (um) умови (umovi)
definite unspecified умот (umot) умовите (umovite)
definite proximal умов (umov) умовиве (umovive)
definite distal умон (umon) умовине (umovine)
vocative уму (umu) умови (umovi)
count form ума (uma)

Derived terms

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adjectives and adjectival participles
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Further reading

  • ум” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
  • ум” in Официјален дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Oficijalen digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − makedonski.gov.mk (in Macedonian)
  • ум in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *umъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ум (umm inan (genitive ума́, nominative plural умы́, genitive plural умо́в, augmentative уми́ще, pejorative уми́шко)

  1. mind
    в своём уме́v svojóm uméin one's senses, in one's right mind
    не в своём уме́ne v svojóm uménot right in the head, out of one's sense
    взя́ться за умvzjátʹsja za umclean up one's act
    у него́ ум за ра́зум зашёлu nevó um za rázum zašólhe went crazy
    прийти́ на умprijtí na umto occur, to cross one's mind
    своди́ть/свести́ с ума́svodítʹ/svestí s umáto drive crazy
  2. intellect
  3. cleverness, brains, wit
  4. reason

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Further reading

  • ум in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *umъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

у̑м m (Latin spelling ȗm)

  1. mind
  2. intellect
  3. wit

Declension

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ɨm.

Noun

ум (um)

  1. secret sign

References

Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura

Udmurt

Etymology

From Proto-Permic *on, from Proto-Uralic *adema. Cognates include Northern Mansi ӯлум (ūlum) and Moksha удома (udoma).

Permic cognates include Komi-Zyrian ун (un) and Komi-Permyak он (on).

Pronunciation

Noun

ум (um)

  1. sleep
  2. dream

Declension

References

  • L. E. Kirillova, L. L. Karpova, editors (2008), “ум”, in Удмурт-ӟуч кыллюкам [Udmurt-Russian dictionary], Izhevsk: Удмуртский институт истории, языка и литературы УрО РАН, →ISBN, page 695
  • Yrjö Wichmann, Toivo Emil Uotila (1987) Mikko Korhonen, editor, Wotjakischer Wortschatz [Votyak Vocabulary] (Lexica Societatis Fenno-Ugricae; Volume 21) (overall work in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 297

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *umъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

ум (umm inan (genitive ума́, nominative plural уми́, genitive plural умі́в)

  1. (somewhat dated) intelligence
    Synonym: ро́зум (rózum)
  2. (somewhat dated) reason, wit

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