дума

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdumə/

Noun

дума (dúma) f

1. word (unit of language)
2. word, account (the thing one talks about)
3. word, talk, conversation
4. word, promise, pledge
5. word, say, opinion, verdict
6. the right to speak, floor

Inflection

inflection of дума

	singular	plural
indefinite	дума	думи
definite	думата	думите
vocative form	думо	думи

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Macedonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *duma (“thought”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈduma/

Noun

дума • (duma) f

1. (regional) word (unit of language)
2. (regional) thought

Inflection

    inflection of дума

	singular	plural
indefinite	дума	думи
definite (unspecified)	думата	думите
definite (proximate)	думава	думиве
definite (distal)	думана	думине
vocative	думо	думи

Synonyms

• (word) збор
• (thought) мисла

Etymology 2

From Russian дума (dúma), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *duma (“thought”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈduma/

Noun

дума • (duma) f

1. duma (Russian legislature)

Inflection

    inflection of дума

	singular	plural
indefinite	дума	—
definite (unspecified)	думата	—
definite (proximate)	думава	—
definite (distal)	думана	—
vocative	думо	—

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'dumə/

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Noun

дума • (dúma) f

1. thought, meditation
2. duma (Russian legislature)

Declension

    declension of дума

	singular	plural
nominative	ду́ма	ду́мы
genitive	ду́мы	ду́м
dative	ду́ме	ду́мам
accusative	ду́му	ду́мы
instrumental	ду́мой, ду́мою	ду́мами
prepositional	ду́ме	ду́мах

Synonyms

• мысль, раздумье
• парламент

Related terms

• думатель
• думный
• думать

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Ukrainian

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *duma (“thought, care, council”), from Germanic, possibly Proto-Germanic *dōmaz (“judicial decision, act, thought”), Gothic 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐍃 (dōms, “judgment, act, thought”), 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌹𐌰𐌽 (dōmian, “to judge”), 𐌳𐍉𐌼 (dōm, “council, thought”). Also compare modern German -tum, English -dom, doom.

Pronunciation

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Noun

дума • (dúma) f (plural думи, dúmy)

1. A thought, meditation, idea.
2. A sung epic poem, of a type invented by Ukrainian Cossacks in the 16th century; a ballad, elegy.

Derived terms

• думка (diminutive)
• dumka (English)

Related terms

• думати