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. Cognate with German stumm, Dutch stom, Swedish 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, musth