stom

See also: štom and -stóm

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stom, from Old Dutch stum, from Proto-West Germanic *stumm, from Proto-Germanic *stummaz. Cognate with German stumm, Old Saxon stum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɔm/

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• Rhymes: -ɔm

Adjective

stom (comparative stommer, superlative stomst)

1. mute, unable to speak, as medical condition or species-determined

   Synonym: sprakeloos

2. speechless; soundless, silent

   Synonyms: sprakeloos, stil

   stomme films

   silent movies

3. wordless, non-verbal

   Synonyms: woordeloos, non-verbaal

   Spotprenten leveren vaak stomme kritiek.

   Cartoons often provide non-verbal criticism.

4. mentally dulling, soul-killing

   Synonyms: afstompend, geestdodend

5. stupid, dumb

   Synonyms: dom, dwaas, stompzinnig

6. foolish, senseless, piteous

   Synonym: dwaas

7. in compounds essentially reinforcing the sense

Usage notes

• The use of stom for ‘stupid’ is deprecated by the deaf community, since it is the proper word for ‘mute’ in the sense of people who cannot speak. It is, however, no less common usage, analogous to the use of dumb in English.

Inflection

Declension of stom
uninflected	stom
inflected	stomme
comparative	stommer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		stom	stommer	het stomst het stomste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	stomme	stommere	stomste
	n. sing.	stom	stommer	stomste
	plural	stomme	stommere	stomste
definite		stomme	stommere	stomste
partitive		stoms	stommers	—

Derived terms

• allerstomst
• doofstom
• stombezopen
• stomdoof
• stomdrinken
• stomdronken
• stomheid, stommigheid
• stomkop
• stomme film
• stommeling
• stommerd
• stommerik
• stommig
• stommiteit
• stompraten
• stomte
• stomtoevallig
• stomverbaasd
• stomvervelend
• stomverwonderd
• stomvol
• stomweg
• stomzat
• verstommen, verstomming

 

Descendants

• Berbice Creole Dutch: stom
• Negerhollands: stom
• → English: stum, stoom
• → Papiamentu: stom (dated)

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Volapük

Noun

stom (uncountable stoms)

1. weather
   • 1931, Arie de Jong, Gramat Volapüka, § 256:

     Lio stom binon-li?

     What is the weather like?

Declension

declension of stom

	singular
nominative	stom
genitive	stoma
dative	stome
accusative	stomi
vocative 1	o stom!
predicative 2	stomu

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only