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”).

Noun

dudum m

1. dumb, stupid, foolish person

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.dum/, [ˈd̪uːd̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.dum/, [ˈd̪uːd̪um]

Adverb

dūdum (not comparable)

1. a short time ago, a little while ago, not long since
2. before, formerly, previously

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)

1. pumpkin, (marrow) squash
2. gourd

Derived terms

• Dudumêngi-Ryat