English

Verb

fum ‎(third-person singular simple present fums, present participle fumming, simple past and past participle fummed)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To play upon a fiddle.
   • Ben Jonson

     Follow me, and fum as you go.

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• fumu

Etymology

From Latin fūmus. Compare Daco-Romanian fum.

Noun

fum n ‎(plural fumuri)

1. smoke

Related terms

• afum
• fumedz
• fumig

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin fūmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfum/

Noun

fum m ‎(uncountable)

1. smoke

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin fames.

Noun

fum m

1. hunger

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin fūmus.

Noun

fum m ‎(plural fums)

1. smoke

Related terms

• fumâ
• fumadôr
• fumât
• fumatôs
• fumate

Old French

Alternative forms

• fun

Etymology

From Latin fūmus

Noun

fum m ‎(oblique plural funs, nominative singular funs, nominative plural fum)

1. smoke

Descendants

• French: fumée

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin fūmus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós.

Noun

fum n ‎(plural fumuri)

1. smoke

Declension

Derived terms

• înfumura
• fumar
• fumuriu

Related terms

• fuma
• afuma
• fumega
• fumur

Venetian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): fum

Etymology

From Latin fumus.

Alternative forms

• fun

Noun

fum m (plural fumi)

1. smoke

See also

• fógo, fok (fire).

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fum]

Etymology

Borrowing from French fourmi.

Noun

1. (obsolete) ant (insect)

Usage notes

This older term has been replaced by furmid "ant".