šuma

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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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,[1] the term may alternatively be of paleo-Balkan origin (Illyrian or Thracian); he draws connection with Albanian proshëm, prozhëm (small wood, community forest).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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šȕma f (Cyrillic spelling шу̏ма)

  1. forest, woods
Declension
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Derived terms
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Further reading

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  • šuma”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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šuma (Cyrillic spelling шума)

  1. genitive singular of šum

References

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  1. ^ Skok, Petar (1972) “šuma”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Etymological Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 2 (K – poni¹), Zagreb: JAZU, page 422