дума
/[ˈdumɐ]/
Ukrainiannoun
Definitions
- 1.A thought, meditation, idea.
- 2.A sung epic poem, of a type invented by Ukrainian Cossacks in the 16th century; a ballad, elegy.
Synonyms & related words
Word family
Related words (1)
- ду́мати
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *duma (“thought, care, council”), Origin disputed. Either from Germanic, possibly Proto-Germanic *dōmaz (“judicial decision, act, thought”), Gothic 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐍃 (dōms, “judgment, act, thought”), 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (dōmjan, “to judge”), 𐌳𐍉𐌼 (dōm, “council, thought”). Also compare modern German -tum, English -dom, doom. Or from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke”), akin to Proto-Slavic *duti (“to blow, to inflate”), *dymъ (“smoke”).
Forms
- ду́маcanonical • feminine • inanimate
- dúmaromanization
- ду́миgenitive
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ду́ма | ду́ми |
| Genitive | ду́ми | дум |
| Dative | ду́мі | ду́мам |
| Accusative | ду́му | ду́ми |
| Instrumental | ду́мою | ду́мами |
| Locative | ду́мі | ду́мах |
| Vocative | ду́мо | ду́ми |
Nominative
Singular
ду́ма
Plural
ду́ми
Genitive
Singular
ду́ми
Plural
дум
Dative
Singular
ду́мі
Plural
ду́мам
Accusative
Singular
ду́му
Plural
ду́ми
Instrumental
Singular
ду́мою
Plural
ду́мами
Locative
Singular
ду́мі
Plural
ду́мах
Vocative
Singular
ду́мо
Plural
ду́ми