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Polish
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Slavic *glumъ, possibly via Belarusian глум (hlum).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwum/
- Rhymes: -um
- Syllabification: głum
Noun
głum m inan
- (dialectal) adversity, mishap, ordeal, plight, torment
- Synonyms: niedola, niepowodzenie, udręczenie, znękanie
- (dialectal) waste (act of wasting)
- Synonyms: (archaic) marnacja, marnotrawstwo
- (dialectal) ill-treatment
- Synonym: poniewierka
Declension
Further reading
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “głum”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 852
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “głuchy”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna