néma

Hungarian

Etymology

From a Slavic language, compare Slovak nemý, Slovene nem (dumb), from Proto-Slavic *němъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈneːmɒ/
  • Hyphenation: né‧ma

Adjective

néma (comparative némább, superlative legnémább)

  1. dumb, mute, speechless, silent
  2. silent (part, letter)

Derived terms

Noun

néma (plural némák)

  1. dumb person, mute

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Last modified on 6 October 2012, at 00:52