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German
Pronunciation
Contraction
zum (+ optional adjective(s) ending with -en + masculine or neuter noun)
- Contraction of zu dem (“to the; for the”).
- Contraction of zu einem (“to a; for a”).
Hunsrik
Etymology
Compare German zum.
Pronunciation
Contraction
zum
- Contraction of zu dem (“to the; for the”).
Further reading
- Piter Kehoma Boll (2021), “zum”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 182
Indonesian
Etymology
From English zoom.
Pronunciation
Verb
zum
- to zoom
- to change the focal length of a zoom lens
- to manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it
Synonyms
Further reading
Pennsylvania German
Pronunciation
Contraction
zum (+ optional adjective(s) ending with -en + masculine or neuter noun)
- to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
- to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Interjection
zum
- (onomatopoeia) the sound of something rushing by
Noun
zum m (plural zuns)
- Rare spelling of zoom.
Romanian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
zum
- zoom; a humming sound made by an insect's flight
Spanish
Noun
zum m (plural zums)
- zoom
Further reading
Yola
Determiner
zum
- Alternative form of zim
1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX:Fad didn'st thou cum t' ouz on zum other dey?
References
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 131