"dum" meaning in Swedish

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɵmː/ Audio: Sv-dum.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish dumber, from Old Norse dumbr, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-. Compare Norwegian dumb, Danish dum, Icelandic dumbur, English dumb, Dutch dom and German dumm. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|dumber}} Old Swedish dumber, {{inh|sv|non|dumbr}} Old Norse dumbr, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*dumbaz}} Proto-Germanic *dumbaz, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*dʰewbʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-, {{cog|no|dumb}} Norwegian dumb, {{cog|da|dum}} Danish dum, {{cog|is|dumbur}} Icelandic dumbur, {{cog|en|dumb}} English dumb, {{cog|nl|dom}} Dutch dom, {{cog|de|dumm}} German dumm Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|dummare|superlative|dummast|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} dum (comparative dummare, superlative dummast), {{sv-adj|dumma}} dum (comparative dummare, superlative dummast) Forms: dummare [comparative], dummast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], dum [common-gender, indefinite, positive, singular], dummare [common-gender, comparative, indefinite, singular], dummast [common-gender, indefinite, singular, superlative], dumt [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], dummare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], dummast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], dumma [indefinite, plural, positive], dummare [comparative, indefinite, plural], dummast [indefinite, plural, superlative], dumme [indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], dummare [comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], dummast [indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], dumme [definite, masculine, positive, singular], dummare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], dummaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], dumma [definite, positive], dummare [comparative, definite], dummaste [definite, superlative]
  1. stupid, dumb
    Sense id: en-dum-sv-adj-HJ-yW4wt
  2. causing trouble or annoyance
    Sense id: en-dum-sv-adj-o0mbz653 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 2 86 11
  3. (often childish) mean, cruel, misbehaving, naughty Tags: childish, often
    Sense id: en-dum-sv-adj--F72bQLI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dum i huvudet, dum i skallen, dumbom, dumdristig, dumdryg, dumhet, dumhuvud, dumskalle, är huvudet dumt får kroppen lida

Inflected forms

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          "english": "A cup of coffee would be nice (wouldn't be bad)",
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          "text": "Mamma sa till Olle att sluta vara dum",
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          "text": "Jag borde inte sagt elaka saker till honom. Det var dumt gjort.\nI shouldn't have said mean things to him. It was a stupid thing to do. (not childish – leans more towards morally bad, like in English)",
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      "word": "dum i skallen"
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          "english": "He was mean to me!",
          "text": "Han var dum mot mig!",
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          "english": "Mom told Olle to stop being naughty",
          "text": "Mamma sa till Olle att sluta vara dum",
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        {
          "text": "Jag borde inte sagt elaka saker till honom. Det var dumt gjort.\nI shouldn't have said mean things to him. It was a stupid thing to do. (not childish – leans more towards morally bad, like in English)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mean, cruel, misbehaving, naughty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "childish",
          "childish"
        ],
        [
          "mean",
          "mean"
        ],
        [
          "cruel",
          "cruel"
        ],
        [
          "misbehaving",
          "misbehaving"
        ],
        [
          "naughty",
          "naughty"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often childish) mean, cruel, misbehaving, naughty"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "childish",
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɵmː/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-dum.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d4/Sv-dum.ogg/Sv-dum.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Sv-dum.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dum"
}

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