Zaum

See also: zaum

English

Etymology

From Russian за́умь (záumʹ, literally “nonsense”).

Proper noun

Zaum

  1. (literature) Linguistic experiments in sound symbolism and language creation, associated with futurist poets of the Russian Empire.
    Synonyms: beyonsense, transreason

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zoum, from Old High German zoum, from Proto-West Germanic *taum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz.

Cognate with Dutch toom, Swedish töm, English team; hence a doublet of Team.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsaʊ̯m/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Zaum m (strong, genitive Zaums or Zaumes, plural Zäume, diminutive Zäumchen n or Zäumlein n)

  1. bridle (headgear to steer a horse)

Declension

Declension of Zaum [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zaum die Zäume
genitive eines des Zaums, Zaumes der Zäume
dative einem dem Zaum, Zaume1 den Zäumen
accusative einen den Zaum die Zäume

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “Zaum” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡saʊ̯m/

Noun

Zaum m (plural Zeim)

  1. bridle

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Zaum”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch
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