šuma

See also: Appendix:Variations of "suma"

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Probably related to шу̑м (“noise, buzz”). A parallel may then be drawn to the onomatopoeic origin of Proto-Slavic *gajь (“forest”).

Otherwise, according to P. Skok, the term may alternatively be of paleo-Balkan origin (Illyrian or Thracian); he draws connection with Albanian proshëm, prozhëm (“small wood, community forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃûma/
• Hyphenation: šu‧ma

Noun

šȕma f (Cyrillic spelling шу̏ма)

1. forest, woods

Declension

Declension of šuma

	singular	plural
nominative	šȕma	šume
genitive	šume	šȗmā
dative	šumi	šumama
accusative	šumu	šume
vocative	šumo	šume
locative	šumi	šumama
instrumental	šumom	šumama

Derived terms

• šȕmār
• šumárak
• šumàrija
• šȕmostepa
• šumòvit
• šȕmskī

 

Further reading

• “šuma” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

šuma (Cyrillic spelling шума)

1. genitive singular of šum