dume

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See also: dumę

Esperanto

Etymology

dum +‎ -e

Pronunciation

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Adverb

dume

  1. meanwhile
  2. for now
  3. in contrast, however

Latin

Noun

dūme

  1. vocative singular of dūmus

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old High German dūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European *tum-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈduːmə/

    Noun

    dūme m

    1. thumb

    Declension

    Declension of dūme (masculine, weak)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein dër dūme die dūmen
    genitive eines dës dūmen dër dūmen
    dative eime dëm dūmen dën dūmen
    accusative einen dën dūmen die dūmen

    Descendants

    • Cimbrian: daumo
    • German: Daumen
    • Central Franconian:
    • Rhine Franconian:
      • Pennsylvania German: Daume

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “dume”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "hūs" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

    Swahili

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    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *dúmè.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    dume class V (plural madume class VI)

    1. male (typically of animals)

    Adjective

    dume

    1. N class inflected form of -ume.
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