duma
/ˈdumə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).
name
A surname.
name
Alternative letter-case form of duma (“Russian legislative assembly”).
Example Sentences
- "Hence, while preserving his autocratic power, the Czar decrees a “Gosudarstvennaia Duma,” or State Council. The elections for this Duma will cover the whole territory of the Empire, ..."
- "Barricades were raised, Dumas were convened and dissolved, emergency laws were enacted, mystics sought escape routes to the beyond—and meanwhile this little group of captains and colonels, nicknamed the “Young Turks,” developed their ideas, read the works of German generals, and gathered strength."
Etymology
From Russian ду́ма (dúma, “elective legislative assembly”, originally: “thought”), from Proto-Slavic *duma (“breath, spirit; word; mind, thought; advice”). The drink is named after the legislative assembly.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *dʰewh₂-, ду́ма, *duma, Duma, Дума
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Homonyms
(non-rhotic only) doomer