dumm

See also: Dumm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tump, from Old High German tumb, from Proto-West Germanic *dumb, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-.

The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dumb, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Saxon dumb). The rare literary variant tumb is a poetic archaism directly borrowed from Middle High German; the expected form of this source is early modern German tumm (now obsolete).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʊm/
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Adjective

dumm (strong nominative masculine singular dummer, comparative dümmer, superlative am dümmsten)

  1. dumb, stupid

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “dumm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “dumm” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “dumm” in Duden online

German Low German

Alternative forms
  • domm (Low Prussian)
  • dum (New Saxon Spelling)

Etymology

From Middle Low German dum, from Old Saxon dumb, from Proto-West Germanic *dumb, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-.

Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) and tumb, Dutch dom, English dumb, West Frisian dom, Danish dum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʊm/

Adjective

dumm (comparative dümmer, superlative dümmst)

  1. dumb, silent, mute
  2. dumb, stupid

Declension
Positive forms of dumm
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is dumm se is dumm dat is dumm se sünd dumm
partitive een dumms een dumms wat dumms allens dumm
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative dumme dumme dumm dumme
oblique dummen dumme dumm dumme
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative de dumme de dumme dat dumme de dummen
oblique den dummen de dumme dat dumme de dummen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative en dumme/dummen en dumme en dumm/dummet (keen) dummen
oblique en dummen en dumme en dumm/dummet (keen) dummen
Comparative forms of dumm
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is dümmer se is dümmer dat is dümmer se sünd dümmer
partitive een dümmers een dümmers wat dümmers allens dümmer
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative dümmere dümmere dümmer dümmere
oblique dümmern dümmere dümmer dümmere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative de dümmere de dümmere dat dümmere de dümmern
oblique den dümmern de dümmere dat dümmere de dümmern
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative en dümmere/dümmeren en dümmere en dümmer (keen) dümmern
oblique en dümmern en dümmere en dümmer (keen) dümmern
Superlative forms of dumm
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is de Dümmste se is de Dümmste dat is dat Dümmste se sünd de Dümmsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative dümmste dümmste dümmst dümmste
oblique dümmsten dümmste dümmst dümmste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative de dümmste de dümmste dat dümmste de dümmsten
oblique den dümmsten de dümmste dat dümmste de dümmsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative en dümmste/dümmsten en dümmste en dümmst (keen) dümmsten
oblique en dümmsten en dümmste en dümmst (keen) dümmsten
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
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