Bulgarian

Noun

ду́ма • ‎(dúma) f

1. word (unit of language)
2. word, account (the thing one talks about)
3. word, talk, conversation
4. word, promise, pledge
5. word, say, opinion, verdict
6. the right to speak, floor

Inflection

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduma/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *duma ‎(“thought”).

Noun

дума • ‎(duma) f ‎(plural думи)

1. (regional) word (unit of language)
2. (regional) thought

Inflection

Synonyms

• (word): збор ‎(zbor)
• (thought): мисла ‎(misla)

Verb

1. (regional)(archaic) to remember

Etymology 2

From Russian ду́ма ‎(dúma), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *duma ‎(“thought”).

Noun

дума • ‎(duma) f ‎(uncountable)

1. duma (Russian legislature)

Inflection

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdumə]

Noun

ду́ма • ‎(dúma) f inan ‎(genitive ду́мы, nominative plural ду́мы, genitive plural дум)

1. thought, meditation
2. duma (Russian legislature)

Declension

Synonyms

• мысль ‎(myslʹ), разду́мье ‎(razdúmʹje)
• парла́мент ‎(parláment)

Related terms

• ду́матель ‎(dúmatelʹ)
• ду́мный ‎(dúmnyj)
• ду́мать ‎(dúmatʹ)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *duma ‎(“thought, care, council”), from Germanic, possibly Proto-Germanic *dōmaz ‎(“judicial decision, act, thought”), Gothic 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐍃 ‎(dōms, “judgment, act, thought”), 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌹𐌰𐌽 ‎(dōmian, “to judge”), 𐌳𐍉𐌼 ‎(dōm, “council, thought”). Also compare modern German -tum, English -dom, doom.

Pronunciation

Noun

ду́ма • ‎(dúma) f inan ‎(genitive ду́ми, nominative plural ду́ми)

1. A thought, meditation, idea.
2. A sung epic poem, of a type invented by Ukrainian Cossacks in the 16th century; a ballad, elegy.

Declension

Derived terms

• думка ‎(dumka) (diminutive)
• dumka (English)

Related terms

• ду́мати ‎(dúmaty)

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “дума”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka