dudum

== Albanian == === Etymology === From *dum-dum, root doubling of Proto-Albanian *dubna, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure”). Close to Old Norse dumbr (“dumb”), German dumm (“dumb, stupid”), Greek τυφλός (tyflós, “blind”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /duˈdum/ === Noun === dudúm m (plural dudumë, definite dudumi, definite plural dudumët) Allium plant scape, flower stalk Synonyms: rabush, karabush, ngallë (figurative) dumb, stupid, foolish person Synonyms: skërfyell, i trashë, tutkun, i humbur ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== duf dudë == Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *dūdom, from base *dū, of unclear origin. De Vaan suggests it is related to dūrus, from PIE *dweh₂- (“far, long”), and therefore cognate with Ancient Greek δήν (dḗn, “for a long time, long ago”) and Proto-Slavic *davě (“long ago”) (whence *davьnъ (“ancient”)). Per Lewis and Short, from diū + dum. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈduː.dũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈduː.dum] === Adverb === dūdum (not comparable) a short time ago, a little while ago, not long since before, formerly, previously Synonyms: quondam, olim === References === === Further reading === “dudum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “dudum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Romani == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Armenian դդում (ddum). === Noun === dudum m (nominative plural duduma) pumpkin, (marrow) squash gourd ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===