Dutch

Adjective

stom ‎(comparative stommer, superlative stomst)

1. mute, unable to speak, as medical condition or species-determined
2. speechless; soundless, silent

   De bengel bleef eerst stom toen pa vroeg waar hij die porno vandaan had, maar grote broer, de dader, hoorde sidderend dat de riem niet stom bleef...

   De rascal remained mute at first when dad asked where he had got that porn from, but big brother, the culprit, shivered to hear the belt did not remain silent...

   stomme films

   silent movies

3. wordless, non-verbal

   Spotprenten leveren vaak stomme kritiek

   Cartoons often constitute non-verbal criticsm

4. mentally dulling, soul-killing
5. stupid, dumb
6. foolish, senseless, piteous
7. in compouds essentially reinforcing the sense

Usage notes

The use of ‘stom’ for ‘stupid’ is depreciated by the deaf community, since it is the proper word for ‘mute’ in the sense of people who cannot speak. It is, however, no less common usage, analogous to the use of dumb in English.

Inflection

Synonyms

• (mute): sprakeloos
• (silent): stil
• (wordless): woordeloos
• (mentally dulling): geestdodend
• (stupid): dom, dwaas, stompzinnig

Derived terms

• allerstomst
• doofstom
• stombezopen
• stomdrinken
• stomdronken
• stomheid, stommigheid
• stommeling
• stommerd
• stommerik
• stommiteit
• stompzinnig
• stomdoof
• stompraten
• stomte
• stomtoevallig
• stomverbaasd
• stomverwonderd
• stomvol
• stomzat
• verstommen
• verstomming
• stomme film

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Volapük

Noun

stom ‎(uncountable stoms)

1. weather

Declension