Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shtum

/ʃtʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: sh-tum
IPA: /ʃtʊm/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Silent; speechless; dumb.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *stummaz Proto-West Germanic *stumm Old High German stum Middle High German stum Yiddish שטום (shtum)bor. English shtum 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.

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: שטום, stum, *stumm

Inflected Forms

schtoom (alternative) schtum (alternative) shtoom (alternative) shtumm (alternative)

Phrases

keep shtum

Rhymes With

room bathroom cum broom vroom frum oom voom degum

Questions

How do you pronounce shtum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃtʊm/.
What does shtum mean?: Silent; speechless; dumb.
Where does shtum come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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