shtum

English

Alternative forms

• schtoom, schtum, shtoom, shtumm

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שטום (shtum, “mute, dumb, voiceless”), from Middle High German stum, from Old High German stum, from Proto-West Germanic *stumm. Cognate with German stumm, Dutch stom, Swedish stum. Doublet of stum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtʊm/

• Audio (Received Pronunciation):

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• Rhymes: -ʊm

Adjective

shtum (not comparable)

1. silent; speechless; dumb.

Derived terms

• keep shtum

Translations

silent; speechless; dumb

Dutch: stom (nl) German: stumm (de) Swedish: stum (sv)

Anagrams

• Muths, Thums, musth