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English
Etymology
Russian за́умь (záumʹ, literally “nonsense”)
Proper noun
Zaum
- (literature) Linguistic experiments in sound symbolism and language creation, associated with futurist poets of the Russian Empire.
- Synonyms: beyonsense, transreason
German
Etymology
From Middle High German zoum, from Old High German zoum, from Proto-West Germanic *taum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz.
Cognate with Dutch toom, Swedish töm, English team; hence a doublet of Team.
Pronunciation
Noun
Zaum m (strong, genitive Zaums or Zaumes, plural Zäume, diminutive Zäumchen n or Zäumlein n)
- bridle
Declension
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Further reading
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Zaum m (plural Zeim)
- bridle
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