шума

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

Noun

шу́ма (šúmaf

  1. (collective) foliage (often fallen and in the autumn), leaves, greenery, verdure

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Macedonian

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  • Hyphenation: шу‧ма

Noun

шума (šumaf (plural шуми, relational adjective шумски, diminutive шумичка or шумиче, augmentative шумиште)

  1. forest, woods

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Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

шу́ма (šúmam inan

  1. genitive singular of шум (šum)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Probably related to шу̑м (noise, buzz). A parallel may then be drawn to the onomatopoeic origin of Proto-Slavic *gajь (forest).

Otherwise, according to P. Skok,[1] the term may alternatively be of paleo-Balkan origin (Illyrian or Thracian); he draws connection with Albanian proshëm (wood).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃûma/
  • Hyphenation: шу‧ма

Noun

шу̏ма f (Latin spelling šȕma)

  1. forest

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References

  1. ^ Skok, Petar (1973) “šuma”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Etymological Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 3 (poni² – Ž), Zagreb: JAZU, page 422

Further reading

  • шума”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • шума”, in Raskovnik [Dictionary portal Raskovnik of the Institute for the Serbian Language, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts] (in Serbo-Croatian), http://raskovnik.org, 2024