шуміти

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃʊˈmʲite]
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Ruthenian шумѣти (šuměti), from Old East Slavic шумѣти (šuměti), from Proto-Slavic *šuměti.

Verb

шумі́ти • (šumítyimpf

  1. to make noise, to be noisy
    1. (of leaves) to rustle
  2. (figuratively) to hum, to buzz (to sound busily active)
Conjugation
Derived terms
Prefixed verbs
  • зашумі́ти pf (zašumíty)
  • нашу́млювати impf (našúmljuvaty), нашумі́ти pf (našumíty)
  • пошумі́ти pf (pošumíty)
  • прошумі́ти pf (prošumíty)
  • шум m (šum)
  • шумува́ти impf (šumuváty)

Etymology 2

From шум (šum, foam, froth) +‎ -і́ти (-íty), from Middle High German schūm.[1] Compare Belarusian шуме́ць (šumjécʹ), Polish szumieć.

Verb

шумі́ти • (šumítyimpf

  1. to bubble, to foam, to froth
    Synonyms: шумува́ти impf (šumuváty), пі́нитися impf (pínytysja)
Conjugation
  • шум m (šum)
  • шумува́ти impf (šumuváty)

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “шум”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 489

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