stom
Meaning
- mute, unable to speak, as medical condition or species-determined
- speechless; soundless, silent
- wordless, non-verbal
- mentally dulling, soul-killing
- stupid, dumb
- foolish, senseless, piteous
- in compounds essentially reinforcing the sense
Concepts
wooden-headed
Synonyms
zwakhoofdig
onverstandige
inhoudsloos
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/stɔm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch stom, from Old Dutch stum, from Proto-West Germanic *stumm, from Proto-Germanic *stummaz. Cognate with German stumm, Old Saxon stum.
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