Rom
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Romani rrom (“Romani man”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”). See some more information at Roma.
The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.
Not related to Romanian or Roman.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK), enPR: rōm, IPA(key): /ɹəʊm/
- (US), enPR: rōm, IPA(key): /ɹoʊm/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊm
- Homophones: roam, Rome
Proper noun edit
Rom
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Noun edit
- A member of the Romani people.
- (in particular) A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.
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(member):
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(member): Sinto, Romanichal
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Adjective edit
Rom (not comparable)
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Etymology 2 edit
Back-formation from Romford.
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Rom
- A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Thames.
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Rom
- a surname
Czech edit
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Noun edit
Rom m anim (feminine Romka)
Usage notes edit
- The term Cikán is often intentionally derogatory and is therefore considered racist by many. Consequently, careful speakers use this term instead. Cikán is still the prevailing term in informal Czech and in historical usage, however.
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Rom
- Rome (the capital city of Italy)
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Audio (file)
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Rom m (plural Roms)
- a Roma
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German Rōme, from Old High German Rōma, a relatinisation of Rūma, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu.
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Proper noun edit
Rom n (proper noun, genitive Roms or (optionally with an article) Rom, plural (rare) Rom or Roms)
- Rome
- The capital city of Italy
- A former province of Italy
- The Italian government
- The Holy See, Vatican
- (historical) The Roman empire
- (historical, usually specified as Ostrom etc.) Constantinople, Byzantium
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Etymology 2 edit
From Romani rrom (“Romani man”); see there for more.
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Noun edit
Rom m (strong, genitive Roms, plural Roma, feminine Romni)
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Further reading edit
- “Rom (Stadt)” in Duden online
- “Rom (Volksgruppe)” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Proper noun edit
Rom
- Alternative form of Roma: Rome (the capital city of Italy)
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From Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu.
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Rōm f
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Romani rrom, probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”).
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Rom m pers (female equivalent Romka)
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From Old Frisian *ram, from Proto-Germanic *rammaz. Cognates include West Frisian raam and German Ramme.
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Rom m
- ram (male sheep)
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Rȏm m (Cyrillic spelling Ро̑м)
- Rom (male Romani person)
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Rom n (genitive Roms)
- Rome (the capital city of Italy)
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Rom
- Rome (the capital city of Italy)