bom
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bom
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch bom, from French bombe.
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Noun edit
bom (plural bomme, diminutive bommetjie)
- bomb, explosive
- (figurative) bombshell (something sensational, amazing or controversial)
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Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German bōm (“tree”), from Proto-Germanic *baumaz, *bagmaz, compare German Baum and English beam.
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Noun edit
bom c (singular definite bommen, plural indefinite bomme)
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References edit
“bom” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French bombe, still attested as bombe in Early Modern Dutch.
Noun edit
bom f (plural bommen, diminutive bommetje n)
- bomb (explosive)
- Er werd een bom ontdekt in het treinstation. ― A bomb was discovered in the train station.
- De bommen vielen op de stad tijdens de luchtaanval. ― The bombs fell on the city during the air raid.
- Hij maakte een klein bommetje in het zwembad. ― He made a small splash in the pool. (figurative use)
- (Suriname) gas cylinder (cylindrical vessel for compressed gas)
- Synonyms: gasbom, gascylinder, gasfles
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Etymology 2 edit
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bom f (plural bommen, diminutive bommetje n)
- (historical) flat-bottomed marine fishing vessel
Etymology 3 edit
From Middle Dutch bomme, bonne, probably of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *bunda, feminine form of *bundos (“bottom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-, *bʰudʰmḗn.[1]
Noun edit
bom f (plural bommen, diminutive bommetje n)
References edit
- ^ “bonde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Iban edit
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bom
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Dutch bom, from French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a boom”).
Noun edit
bom (first-person possessive bomku, second-person possessive bommu, third-person possessive bomnya)
- bomb, an explosive device used or intended as a weapon.
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Compounds edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Dutch boom (“tree, pole”), from Middle Dutch bôom, from Old Dutch bōm, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz.
Noun edit
bom (first-person possessive bomku, second-person possessive bommu, third-person possessive bomnya)
- boom, tree, pole.
Etymology 3 edit
From Dutch slagboom (“boom barrier, boom gate”) or boom (“beam, barrier”). Compare to Dutch boomklok (“A bell tolled during the opening (in the morning) or closing (in the evening) of a port”, literally “beam bell”).
Noun edit
bom (first-person possessive bomku, second-person possessive bommu, third-person possessive bomnya)
- boom barrier, boom gate
- (figuratively) harbor, harbour.
- Synonym: pelabuhan
- (figuratively) customs.
- Synonym: pabean
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Further reading edit
- “bom” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Lower Sorbian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German boum (German Baum), or East Central German, German Low German Boom.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bom m inan (diminutive bomk)
- tree
- 2011 September 27, I. Neumannojc, “Sadowe bomy za derjeměśe luźa a natury”, in Nowy Casnik:
- Sadowe bomy w burskich gumnach a teke na dwórach su typiske za naš region.
- Fruit trees in farmers’ gardens and even in courtyards are typical for our region.
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References edit
- ^ Lower Sorbian vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
Further reading edit
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “bom”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “bom”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos).
Noun edit
bom (Jawi spelling بوم, plural bom-bom, informal 1st possessive bomku, 2nd possessive bommu, 3rd possessive bomnya)
Further reading edit
- “bom” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From either Middle Low German bōm, from Old Saxon bōm or from Dutch boom (“tree, beam, mast, boom”), from Middle Dutch bôom (“tree, beam, pole, boom barrier”), from Old Dutch bōm (“tree”), from Proto-West Germanic *baum (“tree, beam”), from Proto-Germanic *baumaz, *bagmaz (“tree, beam, balk”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to grow, swell”).
Noun edit
bom m (definite singular bommen, indefinite plural bommer, definite plural bommene)
- a boom (for a sail, crane, microphone etc.)
- a barrier (at a railway crossing etc.)
- a beam (in gymnastics: balance beam)
- a derrick (nautical, for loading/unloading cargo)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “bom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German bom.
Noun edit
bom m (definite singular bommen, indefinite plural bommar, definite plural bommane)
- a boom (as above)
- a barrier (as above)
- a beam (as above)
- a derrick (nautical, for loading/unloading cargo)
References edit
- “bom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan edit
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bom
Old Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *baum.
Noun edit
bōm m
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This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “bōm”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz.
Noun edit
bōm m
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singular | plural | |
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nominative | bōm | bōmos |
accusative | bōm | bōmos |
genitive | bōmes | bōmō |
dative | bōme | bōmum |
instrumental | — | — |
Descendants edit
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Dutch boom.[1][2]
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Noun edit
bom m inan
- boom (a gymnastics apparatus similar to a balance beam)
- Synonym: tram
- (sailing) boom (a spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour)
- boom (a wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment)
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Etymology 2 edit
Interjection edit
bom
- dong (sound of a bell, clock, etc.)
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronoun edit
bom
Further reading edit
- bom in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “bom”, in Słownik języka polskiego[1]
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “bom”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861[2]
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “bom”, in Słownik języka polskiego[3] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 189
References edit
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “bom”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “bom”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
- bão (Eye dialect)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bõo, inherited from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duonos, earlier duenos, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).
Compare Fala and Galician bo, Spanish bueno, French bon, Italian buono, and Romanian bun. Doublet of bónus, a later borrowing.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bom (feminine boa, masculine plural bons, feminine plural boas, comparable, comparative melhor, superlative o melhor or ótimo or boníssimo)
- good
- desirable, positive, advantageous
- (in reference to senses) pleasant, enjoyable, (of food) tasty
- (of a person) kind, generous, acting morally
- (of quantity or time) sizeable, reasonable, significant
- Synonyms: razoável, significante
- uma boa parte
- a significant part
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bom.
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(antonym(s) of “all senses”):
Interjection edit
bom
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bom.
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Slovene edit
Pronunciation edit
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bọ̑m
Swedish edit
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Noun edit
bom c
- a barrier (in the form of a pole that can be raised/lowered or opened/closed)
- a miss, failure to hit
- a boom (sail)
- a boom (type of balance beam, used in gymnastics)
Declension edit
Declension of bom | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bom | bommen | bommar | bommarna |
Genitive | boms | bommens | bommars | bommarnas |
Synonyms edit
- (miss): miss
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Vietnamese edit
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Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from French pomme; the phoneme /p/ is changed into /ɓ/ as it is not a native onset consonant.
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Volapük edit
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bom (nominative plural boms)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- SARMENTO, Leila Lauar. Gramática em textos. 2nd edition. São Paulo, Brazil: Moderna, 2005.
Zou edit
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bom
- (transitive) to bind
References edit
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 81