tumb
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English tumben, tomben, from Old English tumbian (“to tumble, leap, dance”), from Proto-Germanic *tūmōną (“to turn round”). Cognate with Middle High German tumen (“to turn round”), Icelandic tumba (“to tumble”). See tumble.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ʌm
Verb
edittumb (third-person singular simple present tumbs, present participle tumbing, simple past and past participle tumbed)
- (intransitive, archaic) To tumble; jump; dance.
Related terms
editGerman
editEtymology
editBorrowed in the 19th century from written Middle High German tump, from Old High German tumb. The inherited form of this word is tumm (Upper German, archaic).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edittumb (strong nominative masculine singular tumber, comparative tumber, superlative am tumbsten or am tumbesten)
Declension
editnumber & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist tumb | sie ist tumb | es ist tumb | sie sind tumb | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | tumber | tumbe | tumbes | tumbe |
genitive | tumben | tumber | tumben | tumber | |
dative | tumbem | tumber | tumbem | tumben | |
accusative | tumben | tumbe | tumbes | tumbe | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der tumbe | die tumbe | das tumbe | die tumben |
genitive | des tumben | der tumben | des tumben | der tumben | |
dative | dem tumben | der tumben | dem tumben | den tumben | |
accusative | den tumben | die tumbe | das tumbe | die tumben | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein tumber | eine tumbe | ein tumbes | (keine) tumben |
genitive | eines tumben | einer tumben | eines tumben | (keiner) tumben | |
dative | einem tumben | einer tumben | einem tumben | (keinen) tumben | |
accusative | einen tumben | eine tumbe | ein tumbes | (keine) tumben |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist tumber | sie ist tumber | es ist tumber | sie sind tumber | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | tumberer | tumbere | tumberes | tumbere |
genitive | tumberen | tumberer | tumberen | tumberer | |
dative | tumberem | tumberer | tumberem | tumberen | |
accusative | tumberen | tumbere | tumberes | tumbere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der tumbere | die tumbere | das tumbere | die tumberen |
genitive | des tumberen | der tumberen | des tumberen | der tumberen | |
dative | dem tumberen | der tumberen | dem tumberen | den tumberen | |
accusative | den tumberen | die tumbere | das tumbere | die tumberen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein tumberer | eine tumbere | ein tumberes | (keine) tumberen |
genitive | eines tumberen | einer tumberen | eines tumberen | (keiner) tumberen | |
dative | einem tumberen | einer tumberen | einem tumberen | (keinen) tumberen | |
accusative | einen tumberen | eine tumbere | ein tumberes | (keine) tumberen |
See also
editMiddle English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
edittumb (plural tumbes)
- Alternative form of tombe (“tomb”)
Etymology 2
editNoun
edittumb (plural tumbes)
- (Northern) Alternative form of thombe (“thumb”)
Nawdm
editNoun
editReferences
edit- Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane, Nicole, Jacques (2018) Nawdm-French Dictionary[1], SIL International
Old High German
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *dumb, see also Old Saxon dumb, Old English dumb, Old Norse dumbr, Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌱𐍃 (dumbs).
Adjective
edittumb
Descendants
edit- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Old High German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰewbʰ-
- Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
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