um

Symbol

um

1. micrometer; variant of μm used when the character μ is unavailable

Alternative forms

• umm, uhm, hum, erm

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʌm/, /əːm/

Used in rhotic dialects. Compare to British English erm.

Interjection

um

1. Expression of hesitation, uncertainty or space filler in conversation. See uh.
   • Um, I don’t know.
   • Let’s see... um... how about this?
2. (chiefly US) Dated spelling of mmm.

Verb

um (third-person singular simple present ums, present participle umming, simple past and past participle ummed)

1. (intransitive) To make the um sound to express uncertainty or hesitancy.

Preposition

um

1. Alternative form of umbe

Particle

um

1. (dated, sometimes humorous, often offensive) An undifferentiated determiner or article; a miscellaneous linking word, or filler with nonspecific meaning; representation of broken English stereotypically or comically attributed to Native Americans.
   • He um Growling Bear. He um heap big chief.

Anagrams

• -mu-, MU, Mu, mu

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈum]
• Hyphenation: um

Noun

um m inan

1. skill, art

Noun

um

1. house

Conjunction

um

1. if

Preposition

um

1. around
2. about (a subject)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʊmː/

Preposition

um

1. (with accusative) around
2. (with accusative) about
3. (with accusative) during
4. (with accusative) through
5. (with accusative) over

Conjunction

um

1. whether, if

Alternative forms

• umb, ümb, üm (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʊm/

Preposition

um (with accusative)

1. about
   • Es geht um den Kuchen. ― It's about the pie.
2. around
   • Um die Ecke ― around the corner
3. at, by (when relating to time)
   • Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab ― At eight o’clock we depart
4. by (percentage difference)
   • Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. ― Sales in volume has decreased by 6%.
5. (Austria) for (amount of money)
   • Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. ― You can't buy much for one euro these days.
   • Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. ― Special offer today for only 99 euros.

Conjunction

um (introduces a zu-clause)

1. in order to, so as to
   • Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen.

     • We’ve come (in order) to help.

Adjective

um (indeclinable, predicative only)

1. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished
   • Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um

     • We will shortly bind you/ Erdgeist, your time is up
     • • (Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis)

Adverb

um

1. around, about
2. turned over, changed, from one state to another

Pronunciation

• IPA: /um/

Preposition

um (+ accusative)

1. around
   • Ich hon mich en Duch um de Kopp gebunn.

     • I've tied a towel around my head.
2. at, by (when relating to time)
   • Um acht Uher.

     • At eight o'clock.

Adverb

um

1. around, about
   • Das kost um zweu hunnerd Rëal.

     • This costs around two hundred reais.

Alternative forms

• umb

Adverb

um

1. used in set phrases
   • Það er um að gera að sofa vel.

     • The important thing to do is to sleep well.
   • Hvað er um að vera?

     • What's going on?
   • Eins og um var talað.

     • As was agreed.

Preposition

um

1. (with accusative) about, concerning
   • Um hvað ertu að tala?

     • What are you talking about?
   • Spurning um líf og dauða.

     • A question of life and death.
2. (with accusative) through, around, across
   • Áin rennur um dalinn.

     • The river runs through the valley.
   • Að fara út um gluggann.

     • To go out through the window.
   • Vestur um haf.

     • West across the sea.
3. (with accusative) throughout, over, around
   • Við förum um alla sveitina.

     • We'll go throughout the district.
   • Hann var breiður um herðar.

     • He was broad across the shoulders.
   • Hún hafði klút um hálsinn.

     • She had a scarf around her neck.
4. (with accusative) during, for, in, at
   • Hvenær gerðist þetta? - Þetta gerðist um sumarið.

     • When did this happen? - It happened during the summer.
   • Ég fór um nóttina.

     • I went during the night.
5. (with accusative) approximately, about, around
   • Pokinn er um fjögur kíló.

     • The bag is around four kilos.

Article

um

1. a (the indefinite article)

Alternative forms

• im

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʊmˠ/

Preposition

um (plus dative, triggers lenition, except of b, m, and p)

1. about
2. at

Noun

um

1. water

Pronunciation

• IPA: /um/

Verb

u'm

1. 1st person singular present indicative form of vȱlda
2. 3rd person singular present indicative form of vȱlda

Noun

um

1. stone

Contraction

um

1. contraction of op + dem; on the, at the, to the
2. contraction of un + dem

Noun

um (+ accusative)

1. about, around
2. (time) at
   • Um biavle ist s? ― What time is it? (literally, “How many is it at?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʊmː/, [ʊmː], [umː], [ʊ̟mː], [ʉmː]

Preposition

um

1. (pre-1938 or dialectal) alternative form of om

Alternative forms

• umb (older form)

Preposition

um

1. (with accusative) about, concerning
2. (with accusative) round, past, beyond
3. (with accusative) over, across, along
4. (with accusative) during, at a point in time
5. (with accusative) because of, for

Particle

um

1. (Poetic Edda) indicates that the verbal action is completed, compare English “through” as in “read through”. For semantic development, compare adjectival usage of German um.

Preposition

um

1. around

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʔum/

Noun

um

1. water

Pronunciation

• IPA: /um/
• Syllabification: um

Noun

um m inan

1. (obsolete) mind, reason
   • Synonyms: rozsądek, rozum, umysł

Alternative forms

• hum (obsolete)

Pronunciation

Numeral

• Hyphenation: um

Numeral

um m (feminine uma)

1. one
   • Uma xícara de café ― One cup of coffee

Article

um (feminine uma, masculine plural uns, feminine plural umas)

1. (indefinite) a, an
   • Um carro, uma casa. ― A car, a house.
   1. (in the plural) some; a few (a small number of)
      • Uns carros, umas casas. ― A few cars, a few houses.
      • Synonym: alguns
   2. (with uncountable nouns) a bit of
      • Comi uma pipoca antes de dormir.

        • I ate a bit of popcorn before going to sleep.
      • Synonym: um pouco de
   3. (usually in the feminine, pronounced slowly, emphatically and with a high intonation) indicates that what follows is exceptional; quite a; quite the
      • Ontem de noite caiu uma chuva.

        • We had quite a rain last night.
      • Estamos comendo um churrasco.

        • We are having the barbecue.
      • Synonym: aquele

Noun

um m (plural uns)

1. the figure or digit "1": one
   • O um parece o sete sem gravata no pescoço. ― The one looks like the seven with no tie at its neck.

Pronoun

um m or f (plural uns)

1. a person; one; someone
   • Chegou-me um e disse: "Olá!" ― One came to me and said: "Hello!"
2. element(s) of a previously mentioned class: one; some (in plural)
   • Comprei uns e me decepcionei. ― I bought some and got disappointed.

Noun

um m (plural umens)

1. man
   • Coordinate term: dunna
2. husband
   • Synonym: (Sutsilvan) cunsort
   • Coordinate term: dunna

Pronunciation

• IPA: /um/

Noun

um

1. house

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʌm/, /əm/

Pronoun

um

1. (South Scots, personal) him

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ûːm/

Noun

ȗm m (Cyrillic spelling у̑м)

1. mind
2. intellect
3. wit

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈum/

Noun

um m inan (genitive singular umu, nominative plural umy, genitive plural umov, declension pattern of dub)

1. mind
2. intellect
3. wit