чума
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Romanian ciumă, probably from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “swell, wave, billow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
чу́ма • (čúma) f
- plague, pestilence; especially the Black Death
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | чу́ма čúma |
чу́ми čúmi |
| definite | чу́мата čúmata |
чу́мите čúmite |
References
- “чума”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “чума”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Anagrams
- муча (muča)
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Romanian ciumă, probably from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “swell, wave, billow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
чума • (čuma) f
- plague (disease)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | чума (čuma) | чуми (čumi) |
| definite unspecified | чумата (čumata) | чумите (čumite) |
| definite proximal | чумава (čumava) | чумиве (čumive) |
| definite distal | чумана (čumana) | чумине (čumine) |
| vocative | чумо (čumo) | чуми (čumi) |
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Romanian ciumă, probably from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “swell, wave, billow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
чума́ • (čumá) f inan (genitive чумы́, uncountable)
- plague, pestilence
- (specifically) the plague, the Black Death
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
- → Ingrian: cuma
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чума”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
чума́ • (čumá) f inan (genitive чуми́, uncountable)