думать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dumati, origin disputed. Either a loan from Proto-Germanic *dōmijaną (to judge, think) (whence English deem) either as a direct loan or through Russian ду́ма (dúma) or ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (to smoke), akin to Proto-Slavic *duti (to blow, to inflate), *dymъ (smoke). For the latter compare θῡμός (thūmós, soul, emotion), occasionally also “thought, mind”. Also compare надме́нный (nadménnyj, supercilious, haughty, arrogant) as another meaning change to a mental characteristic from the same root.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdumətʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

ду́мать • (dúmatʹ) impf (perfective поду́мать, verbal noun ду́мание)

  1. to think
    Synonym: мы́слить (mýslitʹ)
  2. to believe, to suppose
    Synonyms: счита́ть (sčitátʹ), мни́ть (mnítʹ)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Ingrian: duumata

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “думать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ду́ма”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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