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 (RP) (file)
Rhymes: -ʊm

Adjective

shtum (not comparable)

silent; speechless; dumb.

Derived terms

keep shtum

Translations

silent; speechless; dumb

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

Anagrams

Muths, Thums, musth

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