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)

1. Allium plant scape, flower stalk

   Synonyms: rabush, karabush, ngallë

2. (figurative) dumb, stupid, foolish person

   Synonyms: skërfyell, i trashë, tutkun, i humbur

Declension

Declension of dudum

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dudum	dudumi	dudumë	dudumët
accusative		dudumin
dative	dudumi	dudumit	dudumëve	dudumëve
ablative			dudumësh

Related terms

• duf
• dudë