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кум

кум

Eastern Mari

Numeral

кум • ‎(kum)

  1. (cardinal) three

Kyrgyz

Noun

кум • ‎(kum)

  1. sand

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kumъ.

Noun

кум • ‎(kum) m

  1. godfather

Nogai

Noun

кум ‎(qum)

  1. sand

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kum]

Etymology 1

Noun

кум • ‎(kum) m anim ‎(genitive ку́ма, nominative plural кумовья́, genitive plural кумовьёв, feminine кума́)

  1. godfather of one's child
  2. father of one's godchild
Declension
Declension of кум (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-c irreg) 
singular plural
nominative ку́м
kúm 		кумовья́△
kumovʹjá△
genitive ку́ма
kúma 		кумовьёв△
kumovʹjóv△
dative ку́му
kúmu 		кумовья́м△
kumovʹjám△
accusative ку́ма
kúma 		кумовьёв△
kumovʹjóv△
instrumental ку́мом
kúmom 		кумовья́ми△
kumovʹjámi△
prepositional ку́ме
kúme 		кумовья́х△
kumovʹjáx△

△ Irregular.

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Etymology 2

Noun

кум • ‎(kum) f anim pl

  1. genitive plural of кума́ ‎(kumá)
  2. accusative plural of кума́ ‎(kumá)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kumъ, from earlier *kъmotrъ, from Latin commater, see kmotra, kmotr in Czech.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kûːm/

Noun

ку̑м m ‎(Latin spelling kȗm)

  1. godfather
  2. witness (at wedding)
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish kum ‎(“sand”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kûm/

Noun

ку̏м m ‎(Latin spelling kȕm)

  1. (uncountable) sand
Declension

Tuvan

Noun

кум • ‎(kum)

  1. sand

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