šum
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Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šumъ.
Noun
šum m inan
- noise (sound or signal generated by random fluctuations)
Declension
Derived terms
- bílý šum m
Related terms
(adjectives):
(noun):
(verbs):
Etymology 2
Noun
šum m inan
Declension
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
šum
- second-person singular imperative of šumět
- Synonym: šuměj
Further reading
- “šum”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “šum”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “šum”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Phalura
Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu شُوم (śūm), from Arabic شُؤْم (šuʔm).
Pronunciation
Adjective
šum (invariable, Perso-Arabic spelling شُم)
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “šum”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šumъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
šȗm m (Cyrillic spelling шу̑м)
- noise (sound or signal generated by random fluctuations)
Declension
Declension of šum
Derived terms
Further reading
- “šum”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šumъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
šum m inan (relational adjective šumový)
- noise (sound or signal generated by random fluctuations)
Declension
Declension of šum (pattern dub)
Related terms
Further reading
- “šum”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *šumъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
šȗm m inan
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | šúm | ||
| gen. sing. | šúma | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
šúm | šúma | šúmi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
šúma | šúmov | šúmov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
šúmu | šúmoma | šúmom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
šúm | šúma | šúme |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
šúmu | šúmih | šúmih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
šúmom | šúmoma | šúmi |
Further reading
- “šum”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “šum”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references