чума
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Romanian ciumă, probably from Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “swell, wave, billow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃu̟mə]
Noun
чу́ма • (čúma) f
- plague, pestilence; especially the Black Death
Declension
Declension of чу́ма
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | чу́ма čúma | чу́ми čúmi |
| definite | чу́мата čúmata | чу́мите čúmite |
References
- чума in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- чума in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Macedonian
Etymology
From Romanian ciumă, probably from Latin cyma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “swell, wave, billow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃuma]
Noun
чума • (čuma) f
- plague (disease)
Declension
Declension of чума
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | чума | чуми |
| definite unspecified | чумата | чумите |
| definite proximal | чумава | чумиве |
| definite distal | чумана | чумине |
| vocative | чумо | чуми |
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Romanian ciumă, probably from Latin cyma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “swell, wave, billow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊˈma]
чума (file)
Noun
чума́ • (čumá) f inan (genitive чумы́, uncountable)
- plague, pestilence
- (specifically) the plague, the Black Death
Declension
Declension of чума́ (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-b)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | чума́ čumá |
| genitive | чумы́ čumý |
| dative | чуме́ čumé |
| accusative | чуму́ čumú |
| instrumental | чумо́й, чумо́ю čumój, čumóju |
| prepositional | чуме́ čumé |
Related terms
- чу́мка (čúmka)
- чумно́й (čumnój), чумово́й (čumovój)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “чума”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
Doublet of джу́ма (džúma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃʊˈma]
Audio (file)
Noun
чума́ • (čumá) f inan (genitive чуми́, uncountable)
- plague
Declension
Declension of чума́ (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | чума́ čumá |
| genitive | чуми́ čumý |
| dative | чумі́ čumí |
| accusative | чуму́ čumú |
| instrumental | чумо́ю čumóju |
| locative | чумі́ čumí |
| vocative | чу́мо čúmo |