шума
See also: шумя and Appendix:Variations of "suma"
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃuma]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: шу‧ма
Noun
шума • (šuma) f (plural шуми, relational adjective шумски, diminutive шумичка or шумиче, augmentative шумиште)
Declension
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Probably related to шу̑м (“noise, buzz”). A parallel may then be drawn to the onomatopoeic origin of Proto-Slavic *gajь (“forest”).
Otherwise, according to P. Skok,[1] the term may alternatively be of paleo-Balkan origin (Illyrian or Thracian); he draws connection with Albanian proshëm (“wood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃûma/
- Hyphenation: шу‧ма
Declension
References
- Skok, Petar (1973) “šuma”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Etymological Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 3 (poni² – Ž), Zagreb: JAZU, page 422
Further reading
- “шума” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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