чума
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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 |
Declension of чу́ма
References
Anagrams
- муча (muča)
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
Declension of чума
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
- чу́мка (čúmka)
- чумно́й (čumnój), чумово́й (čumovój)
Descendants
- → Ingrian: cuma
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чума”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
чума́ • (čumá) f inan (genitive чуми́, uncountable)
Declension
Declension of чума́ (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)
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