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cuma

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Dalmatian

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Etymology

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From Latin commāter.

Noun

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cuma

  1. godmother

References

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  • Bartoli, Matteo (1906) Il Dalmatico: Resti di un’antica lingua romanza parlata da Veglia a Ragusa e sua collocazione nella Romània appenino-balcanica, Rome: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, published 2000

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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  • tjoema (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))
  • tjuma (Republik/Soewandi (1947–1972))

Etymology

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From Malay cuma, from Classical Malay cuma, from Tamil சும்மா (cummā, “lazily, idly, leisurely; just for fun, without any reason, just because”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃu.ma/
  • Hyphenation: cu‧ma
  • Rhymes: -ma, -a

Adverb

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cuma

  1. only, merely

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian чума (čuma).

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Noun

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cuma

  1. plague (disease)
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 90:
      Miljonija väkkiä kooli ruikon, halerin, cuman epidemian aikaan.
      Millions of people died during the time of the epidemic of pox, cholera, the plague.

Declension

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Declension of cuma (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative cuma cumat
genitive cuman cummiin
partitive cummaa cummia
illative cummaa cummii
inessive cumas cumis
elative cumast cumist
allative cumalle cumille
adessive cumal cumil
ablative cumalt cumilt
translative cumaks cumiks
essive cumanna, cummaan cuminna, cummiin
exessive1) cumant cumint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish cummae,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kombeyom.

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Noun

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cuma f (genitive singular cuma, nominative plural cumaí)

  1. shape, form; appearance, look, effect

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Declension of cuma

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cuma cumaí
Vocative a chuma a chumaí
Genitive cuma cumaí
Dative cuma cumaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chuma na cumaí
Genitive na cuma na gcumaí
Dative leis an gcuma

don chuma

leis na cumaí

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Adjective

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cuma

  1. (with copula) equal, the same; unimportant

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  • ar nós cuma/chuma liom (“indifferent”)
  • is cuma (“it doesn't matter”)
    • is cuma liom (“it is all the same to me; I don't care”)
    • is cuma duit (“it doesn’t matter to you; it is none of your business”)
  • nach cuma? (“so what?”)

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cuma chuma gcuma
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cummae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 65, page 34
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 291, page 104

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Kanakanabu

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Noun

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cuma

  1. father

Kikuyu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swahili chuma.[1]

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This u is pronounced long.[1]
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

Noun

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cuma class 9 (plural macuma) or cuma class 9/10 (plural cuma)

  1. iron, steel[1]

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “cuma” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 74. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.

Malay

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Tamil சும்மா (cummā).

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cuma (Jawi spelling چوما)

  1. only, merely
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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cuma (Jawi spelling چوما)

  1. vain, useless

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References

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  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “چوم tjoema”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 2, 7
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “چوم choma”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 273
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “chuma”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 240

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kumô, equivalent to cuman +‎ -a.

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Noun

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cuma m

  1. guest
    • c. 973, Æthelwold, translation of the Rule of Saint Benedict
      Fēower and fīftiġ. Be cumena andfenġe.
      54. On the receiving of guests.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
      Wē sind eall cuman on þissum līfe, and ūre eard nis nā hēr, ac wē sind hēr swelċe weġfērende menn. Ān cymþ, ōðer færeþ. Sē biþ ācenned, sē ōðer forþfæreþ and rȳmþ him setl.
      We are all guests in this life, and our home is not here, but we're here as wayfaring people. One person comes, another goes. One is born, another dies and makes them room.
  2. stranger
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 25:35
      Iċ wæs cuma and ġē mē inn laðodon.
      I was a stranger and you invited me in.

Declension

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Declension of cuma (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cuma cuman
accusative cuman cuman
genitive cuman cumena
dative cuman cumum

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle High German and Old High German zoum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz (“tether, rope, cord, strap, bridle”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡su.ma/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uma
  • Syllabification: cu‧ma

Noun

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cuma f

  1. (nautical) hawser (mooring rope)

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Declension of cuma
singular plural
nominative cuma cumy
genitive cumy cum
dative cumie cumom
accusative cumę cumy
instrumental cumą cumami
locative cumie cumach
vocative cumo cumy

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • cuma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cuma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: cu‧ma

Contraction

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cuma f sg

  1. (Portugal, informal) Contraction of com uma (“with a (feminine)”): feminine of cum
    Tou cuma fome!
    I'm so hungry!
    (literally, “I'm with a hunger!”)

Spanish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkuma/ [ˈku.ma]
  • Rhymes: -uma
  • Syllabification: cu‧ma

Noun

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cuma m (plural cumas)

  1. (slang, Chile) rascal, common, vulgar person
    Synonyms: flaite, chulo, ordinario, rasca, punga

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Ternate

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Etymology

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From Malay cuma, from Tamil சும்மா (cummā).

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cuma

  1. only, merely

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic اَلْجُمْعَة (al-jumʕa).

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cuma (definite accusative cumayı, plural cumalar)

  1. Friday

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative cuma
Definite accusative cumayı
Singular Plural
Nominative cuma cumalar
Definite accusative cumayı cumaları
Dative cumaya cumalara
Locative cumada cumalarda
Ablative cumadan cumalardan
Genitive cumanın cumaların

See also

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Days of the week in Turkish · haftanın günleri (layout · text)
pazar pazartesi salı çarşamba perşembe cuma cumartesi
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