rom

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rom"

Translingual

Symbol

rom

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Romani.

English

Adjective

rom (not comparable)

1. (proofreading) Abbreviation of roman.

See also

• romcom, rom-com, rom com

Anagrams

• MOR, MRO, Mor, Mor., O/RM, OMR, ORM, RMO

Aghu Tharrnggala

Noun

rom

1. belly

Further reading

• Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

Angloromani

Alternative forms

• rommi, rowm, rum

Etymology

Inherited from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

Noun

rom

1. Romani man
2. husband
3. bridegroom

Atayal

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum. Cognate with Paiwan djaum, Puyuma daum, Thao lhalhum.

Noun

rom

1. needle

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈrom]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin rhombus (“flatfish”).

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

1. brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)

   Synonym: rèmol

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English rum.

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

1. rum

Further reading

• “rom” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Cornish

Noun

rom m (plural romys)

1. room (in a house)

   Synonym: stevel

Derived terms

• rom gortos

 

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔm/, [ʁʌmˀ]

Noun

rom c (singular definite rommen, not used in plural form)

1. rum

Noun

rom c (singular definite rommen or rom'en, plural indefinite rommer or rom'er)

1. ROM, read-only memory

Inflection

Declension of rom

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rom	rommen rom'en	rommer rom'er	rommerne rom'erne
genitive	roms	rommens rom'ens	rommers rom'ers	rommernes rom'ernes

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

Adjective

rom (plural roms)

1. Roma

Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from romlik, created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrom]
• Hyphenation: rom
• Rhymes: -om

Noun

rom (plural romok)

1. ruin

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	rom	romok
accusative	romot	romokat
dative	romnak	romoknak
instrumental	rommal	romokkal
causal-final	romért	romokért
translative	rommá	romokká
terminative	romig	romokig
essive-formal	romként	romokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	romban	romokban
superessive	romon	romokon
adessive	romnál	romoknál
illative	romba	romokba
sublative	romra	romokra
allative	romhoz	romokhoz
elative	romból	romokból
delative	romról	romokról
ablative	romtól	romoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	romé	romoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	roméi	romokéi

Possessive forms of rom
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	romom	romjaim
2nd person sing.	romod	romjaid
3rd person sing.	romja	romjai
1st person plural	romunk	romjaink
2nd person plural	romotok	romjaitok
3rd person plural	romjuk	romjaik

Derived terms

• romos

 

Compound words

• romkocsma

 

Further reading

• rom in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Kuku-Thaypan

Noun

rom

1. belly

References

• Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From English rum.

Noun

rom m (definite singular rommen)

1. rum (alcoholic beverage)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rúm.

Noun

rom n (definite singular rommet, indefinite plural rom, definite plural romma or rommene)

1. room (space, part of a building)
2. space (room)
3. space or outer space (void outside the earth's atmosphere)

Derived terms

• albuerom
• baderom
• bagasjerom
• hotellrom
• hulrom
• klasserom
• klokkerom
• lagerrom
• lasterom
• luftrom
• maskinrom
• mellomrom
• motorrom
• mørkerom
• møterom
• oppholdsrom
• pusterom
• romfart
• romfartøy
• romferge
• romferje
• romjul
• romlig
• romme
• romprogram
• romskip
• romsonde
• romstasjon
• romtemperatur
• romtid
• soverom
• styrerom
• tidsrom
• venterom
• verdensrom

 

Etymology 3

Verb

rom

1. imperative of romme

References

• “rom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rʊmː/

Etymology 1

From English rum.

Noun

rom m (definite singular rommen)

1. rum (alcoholic beverage)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rúm. Akin to English room.

Noun

rom n (definite singular rommet, indefinite plural rom, definite plural romma)

1. room (space, part of a building)
2. space (room)
3. space or outer space (void outside the earth's atmosphere)

Derived terms

• baderom
• bagasjerom
• hotellrom
• klasserom
• klokkerom
• lagerrom
• lasterom
• luftrom
• maskinrom
• mellomrom
• motorrom
• mørkerom
• møterom
• oppholdsrom
• pusterom
• romfart
• romfartøy
• romjul
• romme
• romprogram
• romskip
• romsonde
• romstasjon
• romtemperatur
• romtid
• soverom
• styrerom
• tidsrom
• venterom

 

References

• “rom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ/ [ˈhõ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ/ [ˈhõ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ/ [ˈχõ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ/

• Hyphenation: rom

Adjective

rom (invariable)

1. Romani (of or relating to the Roma people)

   Synonyms: cigano, roma

Noun

rom m (plural rons or roms)

1. a member of the Romani people

Romani

Noun

rom m anim (plural roma)

1. Alternative form of rrom (“Romani man; husband”)

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rom]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

Noun

rom m (plural romi, feminine equivalent romă)

1. a Romani person, a Rom

   Synonym: (offensive) țigan

Declension

Declension of rom

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) rom	romul	(niște) romi	romii
genitive/dative	(unui) rom	romului	(unor) romi	romilor
vocative	romule		romilor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French rhum or German Rum.

Noun

rom n (plural romuri)

1. rum

Declension

Declension of rom

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) rom	romul	(niște) romuri	romurile
genitive/dative	(unui) rom	romului	(unor) romuri	romurilor
vocative	romule		romurilor

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin rāmus.

Alternative forms

• ram (Puter)

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) branch (of tree, river, etc.)

   Synonym: (Puter) manzina

2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader, education) subject

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• ram (Puter)
• rama (Sursilvan)

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) frame, framework

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• ram (Puter)

Noun

rom f (plural roms)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) knot, gnarl

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish rughn, romn, from Old Norse hrogn, from Proto-Germanic *hrugnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“frogspawn”); cognate with Danish and Norwegian rogn, Icelandic hrogn, German Rogen, and English roe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔm/
• IPA^(key): /rʊm/
  • Homophone: Rom
• Rhymes: -ɔm, -ʊm

Noun

rom c

1. roe (egg of fish)

   Antonym: mjölke

Declension

Declension of rom
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rom	rommen	—	—
Genitive	roms	rommens	—	—

Related terms

• fiskrom
• laxrom
• romkorn
• romläggning
• rommig
• romstinn
• romsäck

 

Etymology 2

From English rum. Cognate with Danish rom, Dutch and German rum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔm/
• IPA^(key): /rʊm/
  • Homophone: Rom
• Rhymes: -ɔm, -ʊm

Noun

rom c

1. rum (beverage)

   Synonym: sockerrörsbrännvin

Declension

Declension of rom
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rom	rommen	—	—
Genitive	roms	rommens	—	—

Related terms

• romdrink
• rommästare
• romsmak
• romsort
• romvariant

 

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba), ultimately of Dravidian origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːm/
• Rhymes: -oːm

Noun

rom c

1. a Romani person

   Synonyms: resande, tattare, zigenare

Declension

Declension of rom
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rom	romen	romer	romerna
Genitive	roms	romens	romers	romernas

Related terms

• romani
• romsk

 

References

• rom in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rom in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rom in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• mor, orm

Turkish

Noun

rom

1. rum

Volapük

Noun

rom

1. rum

Welsh Romani

Noun

rom m

1. husband

   Antonym: romni

Derived terms

• romavel
• romaviben
• romedo
• romengo
• romerdo
• romerel
• romeriben
• romerimasko
• romesko

 

References

• “rom” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

West Frisian

Noun

rom n (plural [please provide])

1. pride

   Synonym: grutskens

References

• “rom (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011