tüm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tum"

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish توم (tüm), from Proto-Turkic *tüm (“all, entirely”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tym/

Adjective

tüm (not comparable)

  1. entire, complete
  2. all
    Tüm gece çalıştım.
    I worked all night.

Synonyms

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from German Turm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tym/

Noun

tüm (nominative plural tüms)

  1. tower
    • 1938, Albert Sleumer, "Daved Volapüka", Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, issues 4 (pages 26-30) and 5 (pages 34-38).
      Bi suvikna etevom da län foginik so ömik, / senälom, do sevom dub tälen okik pükis mödik, / ga liedi go bidäliki in ladäl, das, sisä tüm di ‚Babel‛ pibumon, / pük nonik binon tuvovik, kel sevädon pö valikans.
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    • 1931, Arie de Jong, Gramat Volapüka, § 256:
      Leklär edrefon tümi.
      Lightning struck the tower.

Declension

Declension of tüm
singular plural
nominative tüm tüms
genitive tüma tümas
dative tüme tümes
accusative tümi tümis
vocative 1 o tüm! o tüms!
predicative 2 tümu tümus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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