dumu

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Guugu Yimidhirr

Noun

dumu

  1. chest

Latvian

Adjective

dumu

  1. (dialectal form) accusative singular masculine of dums
  2. (dialectal form) instrumental singular masculine of dums
  3. (dialectal form) genitive plural masculine of dums
  4. (dialectal form) accusative singular feminine of dums
  5. (dialectal form) instrumental singular feminine of dums
  6. (dialectal form) genitive plural feminine of dums

Lindu

Noun

dumu

  1. bird's nest

Old Irish

Noun

dumu

  1. Alternative form of daumu

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
dumu dumu
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndumu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Sumerian

Romanization

dumu

  1. Romanization of 𒌉 (dumu)

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Arabic دَامَ (dāma).

Verb

-dumu (infinitive kudumu)

  1. to last, to continue
Conjugation
Conjugation of -dumu
Positive present -nadumu
Subjunctive -dumu
Negative -dumu
Imperative singular dumu
Infinitives
Positive kudumu
Negative kutodumu
Imperatives
Singular dumu
Plural dumuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudumu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lidumu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kudumu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadumu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadumu/nadumu tunadumu
2nd person unadumu mnadumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadumu wanadumu
other classes positive subject concord + -nadumu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dumu)
Singular Plural
1st person sidumu hatudumu
2nd person hudumu hamdumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadumu hawadumu
other classes negative subject concord + -dumu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadumu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tadumu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dumu)
Singular Plural
1st person nidumu tudumu
2nd person udumu mdumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adumu wadumu
other classes positive subject concord + -dumu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidumu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedumu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedumu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidumu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidumu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adumu)
Singular Plural
1st person nadumu twadumu
2nd person wadumu mwadumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adumu wadumu
m-mi(III/IV) wadumu yadumu
ji-ma(V/VI) ladumu yadumu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadumu vyadumu
n(IX/X) yadumu zadumu
u(XI) wadumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwadumu
pa(XVI) padumu
mu(XVIII) mwadumu
Perfect positive subject concord + -medumu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshadumu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadumu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kidumu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipodumu
Consecutive kadumu / positive subject concord + -kadumu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadumu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nidumu -tudumu
2nd person -kudumu -wadumu/-kudumuni/-wadumuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdumu -wadumu
m-mi(III/IV) -udumu -idumu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lidumu -yadumu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidumu -vidumu
n(IX/X) -idumu -zidumu
u(XI) -udumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kudumu
pa(XVI) -padumu
mu(XVIII) -mudumu
Reflexive -jidumu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dumu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -dumuye -dumuo
m-mi(III/IV) -dumuo -dumuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -dumulo -dumuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dumucho -dumuvyo
n(IX/X) -dumuyo -dumuzo
u(XI) -dumuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -dumuko
pa(XVI) -dumupo
mu(XVIII) -dumumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dumu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yedumu -odumu
m-mi(III/IV) -odumu -yodumu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lodumu -yodumu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodumu -vyodumu
n(IX/X) -yodumu -zodumu
u(XI) -odumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kodumu
pa(XVI) -podumu
mu(XVIII) -modumu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

dumu (ma class, plural madumu)

  1. pitcher, jar