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Rom

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rom"

English

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A Rom (Romani) musician in the Czech Republic.

Etymology 1

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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.

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Rom

  1. The ethnic designation used by the Romani people from Eastern Europe.
  2. (rare) The Romani language.
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Noun

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Rom (plural Roms or Roma)

  1. A member of the Romani people.
  2. (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

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Rom (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Romani: of or pertaining to the Roma people.
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Etymology 2

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 River Rom on Wikipedia

Back-formation from Romford.

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Proper noun

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Rom

  1. A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Thames.

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Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Proper noun

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Rom

  1. a surname

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Rom m anim (female equivalent Romka)

  1. a Roma
    Synonym: Cikán

Usage notes

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  • 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.

Declension

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Declension of Rom (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Rom Romové
genitive Roma Romů
dative Romovi, Romu Romům
accusative Roma Romy
vocative Rome Romové
locative Romovi, Romu Romech
instrumental Romem Romy

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Rom

  1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
  2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
  3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

Dutch

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Noun

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Rom m (plural Roms or Roma)

  1. (often in the plural) Rom (member of the Roma people), Romani
    Synonym: (sometimes offensive) zigeuner

French

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Noun

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Rom m (plural Roms)

  1. a Roma

German

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German Rōme, from Old High German Rōma, a relatinisation of Rūma, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu.

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Rom n (proper noun, genitive Roms or (optionally with an article) Rom, plural (rare) Rom or Roms)

  1. Rome:
    1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
    2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
    3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)
    4. Rome (a former province of Italy)
    5. The Italian government
    6. The Holy See, Vatican
    7. (historical, usually specified as Ostrom etc.) Constantinople, Byzantium
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Etymology 2

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From Romani rrom (“Romani man”); see there for more.

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Rom m (strong, genitive Roms, plural Roma, feminine Romni)

  1. (often in the plural) Rom (member of the Roma people), Romani
    Synonym: (sometimes offensive) Zigeuner
    Hyponym: Sinto
Declension
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Declension of Rom [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rom die Roma
genitive eines des Roms der Roma
dative einem dem Rom den Roma
accusative einen den Rom die Roma

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Proper noun

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Rom

  1. Alternative form of Roma:
    1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
    2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
    3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu.

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Rōm f

  1. Rome (a major city in Italy)
  2. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Æfter þǣm þe Rōmeburg ġetimbred wæs IIII hunde wintra ⁊ II, þætte Cartaina þǣre burge ǣrendracan cōmon tō Rōme ⁊ him ġebudon þæt hīe frið him betwēonum hæfden...
      Four hundred and two years after the city of Rome was built, ambassadors [from] the city of Carthage came to Rome and proposed that there be peace between them...

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Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative Rōm —
accusative Rōme —
genitive Rōme —
dative Rōme —

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: Rome
    • English: Rome
    • Scots: Roum, Rome

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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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)

  1. Romani
    Synonym: Cygan

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Declension of Rom
singular plural
nominative Rom Romowie
genitive Roma Romów
dative Romowi Romom
accusative Roma Romów
instrumental Romem Romami
locative Romie Romach
vocative Romie Romowie

Derived terms

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adjective

Further reading

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  • Rom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Rom in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Saterland Frisian

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n Rom.

Etymology

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From Old Frisian *ram, from Proto-Germanic *rammaz. Cognates include West Frisian raam and German Ramme.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔm/
  • Hyphenation: Rom

Noun

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Rom m

  1. ram (male sheep)

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References

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Rom”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

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Rȏm m (Cyrillic spelling Ро̑м)

  1. Rom (male Romani person)

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Declension of Rom
singular plural
nominative Rom Romi
genitive Roma Roma
dative Romu Romima
accusative Roma Rome
vocative Rome Romi
locative Romu Romima
instrumental Romom Romima

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Rom n (genitive Roms)

  1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
  2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
  3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)
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Volapük

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Proper noun

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Rom

  1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
  2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
  3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)
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