шум

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See also: шӱм

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *šumъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

шум (šumm inan (genitive шу́му, nominative plural шу́мы, genitive plural шу́маў)

  1. noise

Declension

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *šumъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

шум (šumm

  1. noise, sound, noisiness
  2. (medicine) murmur (as in cardiac murmur)
  3. (figuratively) stir, to-do, fuss, tumult

Declension

Komi-Yazva

Шум.

Etymology

From Proto-Permic *šöm. Cognates include Komi-Zyrian шом (šom), Komi-Permyak шом (šom) and Udmurt шум (šum).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃum/,
  • Rhymes: -um
  • Hyphenation: шум

Noun

шум (šum)

  1. coal
    Synonym: угөль (ugåľ)

References

  • V. I. Lytkin (1961) Коми-язьвинский диалект [The Komi-Yazva dialect] (overall work in Russian), Moscow: Издательство Академии наук СССР, page 200

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šumъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

шум (šumm

  1. noise

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Derived terms

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šumъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

шум (šumm inan (genitive шу́ма, nominative plural шу́мы or шумы́*, genitive plural шу́мов or шумо́в*, diminutive шумо́к) (* Professional usage.)

  1. noise, radio static
  2. sound, murmur
  3. uproar, din, blare, clamour, hubbub
  4. whirr
  5. sensation, stir, bustle

Declension

Descendants

  • Ingrian: šumu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šumъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

шу̑м m (Latin spelling šȗm)

  1. noise (sound or signal generated by random fluctuations)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • шум”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šumъ.

Noun

шум (šumm inan (genitive шу́му, nominative plural шу́ми, genitive plural шу́мів)

  1. noise
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz. Cognate with English scum, German Schaum.

Noun

шум (šumm inan (genitive шу́му, uncountable)

  1. foam, froth
    Synonyms: пі́на (pína), пі́нка (pínka)
  2. (rare) whirlpool
    Synonyms: коловоро́т (kolovorót), вир (vyr)
Declension

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šuma.

Noun

шум (šumm inan (genitive шу́му, uncountable)

  1. (archaic) forest, woods
    Synonym: ліс (lis)
  2. A traditional Ukrainian dance.
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Further reading