"dum" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

See dum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: dumt [neuter, singular], dumme [definite, plural, singular], dummere [comparative], dummest [indefinite, superlative], dummeste [definite, superlative]
Etymology: From Old Norse dumbr, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-. Cognate with English dumb, Danish dum and Swedish dum, Icelandic dumbur, Dutch dom, German dumm. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|dumbr}} Old Norse dumbr, {{der|nb|gem-pro|*dumbaz}} Proto-Germanic *dumbaz, {{der|nb|ine-pro|*dʰewbʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-, {{cog|en|dumb}} English dumb, {{cog|da|dum}} Danish dum, {{cog|sv|dum}} Swedish dum, {{cog|is|dumbur}} Icelandic dumbur, {{cog|nl|dom}} Dutch dom, {{cog|de|dumm}} German dumm Head templates: {{head|nb|adjective|neuter singular|dumt|definite singular and plural|dumme|comparative|dummere|indefinite superlative|dummest|definite superlative|dummeste}} dum (neuter singular dumt, definite singular and plural dumme, comparative dummere, indefinite superlative dummest, definite superlative dummeste)
  1. foolish
    Sense id: en-dum-nb-adj-fTBf1HPz
  2. stupid, silly
    Sense id: en-dum-nb-adj-4RWt3X7u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dumhet

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dumhet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "dumbr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse dumbr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*dumbaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *dumbaz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰewbʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dumb"
      },
      "expansion": "English dumb",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "dum"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish dum",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "dum"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish dum",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "dumbur"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic dumbur",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dom"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch dom",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "dumm"
      },
      "expansion": "German dumm",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse dumbr, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-. Cognate with English dumb, Danish dum and Swedish dum, Icelandic dumbur, Dutch dom, German dumm.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dumt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumme",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dummere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dummest",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dummeste",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "10": "dummest",
        "11": "definite superlative",
        "12": "dummeste",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "neuter singular",
        "4": "dumt",
        "5": "definite singular and plural",
        "6": "dumme",
        "7": "comparative",
        "8": "dummere",
        "9": "indefinite superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "dum (neuter singular dumt, definite singular and plural dumme, comparative dummere, indefinite superlative dummest, definite superlative dummeste)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "foolish"
      ],
      "id": "en-dum-nb-adj-fTBf1HPz",
      "links": [
        [
          "foolish",
          "foolish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stupid, silly"
      ],
      "id": "en-dum-nb-adj-4RWt3X7u",
      "links": [
        [
          "stupid",
          "stupid"
        ],
        [
          "silly",
          "silly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dum"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 23 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "dumhet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "dumbr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse dumbr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*dumbaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *dumbaz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰewbʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dumb"
      },
      "expansion": "English dumb",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "dum"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish dum",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "dum"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish dum",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "dumbur"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic dumbur",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dom"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch dom",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "dumm"
      },
      "expansion": "German dumm",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse dumbr, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-. Cognate with English dumb, Danish dum and Swedish dum, Icelandic dumbur, Dutch dom, German dumm.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dumt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dumme",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dummere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dummest",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dummeste",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "10": "dummest",
        "11": "definite superlative",
        "12": "dummeste",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "neuter singular",
        "4": "dumt",
        "5": "definite singular and plural",
        "6": "dumme",
        "7": "comparative",
        "8": "dummere",
        "9": "indefinite superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "dum (neuter singular dumt, definite singular and plural dumme, comparative dummere, indefinite superlative dummest, definite superlative dummeste)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "foolish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "foolish",
          "foolish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stupid, silly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stupid",
          "stupid"
        ],
        [
          "silly",
          "silly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dum"
}

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