trom

      See also trộm

      Danish

      Verb

      trom

      1. imperative of tromme

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      Dutch

      Noun

      trom f, m (plural trommen, diminutive trommetje)

      1. drum

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      Irish

      Etymology

      From Old Irish trom, from Proto-Celtic *trummo- (compare Welsh trwm).

      Pronunciation

      • (Aran) IPA: [t̪ˠɾˠuːmˠ]

      Adjective

      trom (genitive singular masculine trom, genitive singular feminine troime, plural troma, comparative troime)

      1. heavy
      2. serious, grave, important
      3. weighty
      4. massive

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      Noun 1

      trom m (genitive trom, nominative plural troma)

      1. A weight
      2. (abstract) weight

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      Noun 2

      trom m (genitive troim, nominative plural troim)

      1. elder (tree, bush)

      Declension

      Mutation

      Irish mutation
      Radical Lenition Eclipsis
      trom throm dtrom
      Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
      possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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      Old Irish

      Etymology

      From Proto-Celtic *trummo- (compare Welsh trwm).

      Adjective

      trom

      1. heavy (weight)
      2. heavy, severe, grievous, difficult
      3. (by extension) sad, sorrowful
      4. great, vast, powerful, mighty

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      Noun

      trom n

      1. weight, heaviness, burden
      2. greater part, bulk
      3. severity, distress, difficulty, sorrow
      4. blame, censure

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      Scottish Gaelic

      Etymology

      From Old Irish trom, from Proto-Celtic *trummo- (compare Welsh trwm).

      Adjective

      trom (comparative truime)

      1. heavy
      2. hard, difficult
      3. weighty, serious
      4. depressed, melancholy
      5. addicted
        tha e trom air òl / tha e trom air an deoch - he's a heavy drinker
        tha mi trom air an tombaca - I'm a heavy smoker
      6. (typography): bold
        clò trom - bold type
      7. pregnant (with child)

      Usage notes

      • In connection with "love" can precede (and lenite) the noun:
        ghabh e trom ghaol oirre - he fell madly in love with her

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      Serbo-Croatian

      Pronunciation

      Adjective

      trȍm (definite trȍmī, comparative tromiji, Cyrillic spelling тро̏м)

      1. sluggish, slow

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