Polyglot Dictionary

stumm

/ʃtʊm/

adjective B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. mute, silent

    Describes a person unable or unwilling to speak; compare still (quiet, of a place or situation).

Similar words

still

still describes a quiet place or situation; stumm specifically describes a person not speaking, mute.

Similar in other languages

French

muet

muet is the French word for the same thing — both mean "mute, silent."

Practice

1 What does stumm mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie starrte ihn ___ an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches stumm?

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