bom

See also: BOM, BoM, bôm, bờm, and bơm

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bom, from French bombe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔm/

Noun

bom (plural bomme, diminutive bommetjie)

1. bomb, explosive
2. (figuratively) bombshell (something sensational, amazing or controversial)

Derived terms

• atoombom
• kernbom
• tydbom

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Danish

Noun

bom c (singular definite bommen, plural indefinite bomme)

1. bar, tollbar
2. barrier (rail)
3. beam
4. boom

Inflection

Declension of bom

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bom	bommen	bomme	bommene
genitive	boms	bommens	bommes	bommenes

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔm/
• Rhymes: -ɔm

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bombe, still attested as bombe in Early Modern Dutch.

Noun

bom f, m (plural bommen, diminutive bommetje n)

1. bomb (explosive)
2. (Surinam) gas cylinder (cylindrical vessel for compressed gas)

   Synonyms: gascylinder, gasfles

Derived terms

• atoombom
• bermbom
• bombrief
• brandbom
• clusterbom
• kernbom
• tijdbom

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bom
• → Indonesian: bom

Etymology 2

Clipping of bomschuit.

Noun

bom f (plural bommen, diminutive bommetje n)

1. (historical) flat-bottomed marine fishing vessel

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch bomme, bonne.

Noun

bom f (plural bommen, diminutive bommetje n)

1. (archaic) bung, stopper (for barrels)

   Synonyms: spon, stop

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bom.

Noun

bom

1. bomb

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From German Baum, or specifically East Central German Boom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔm/

Noun

bom m (diminutive bomk)

1. tree
   • 2011 September 27, I. Neumannojc, "Sadowe bomy za derjeměśe luźa a natury", 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.

Declension

Declension of bom

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	bom	boma	bomy
Genitive	boma	bomowu	bomow
Dative	bomoju	bomoma	bomam
Accusative	bom	boma	bomy
Instrumental	bomom	bomoma	bomami
Locative	bomje	bomoma	bomach

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German bom.

Noun

bom m (definite singular bommen, indefinite plural bommer, definite plural bommene)

1. a boom (for a sail, crane, microphone etc.)
2. a barrier (at a railway crossing etc.)
3. a beam (in gymnastics: balance beam)

Derived terms

• bompenger
• bomvei

References

• “bom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German bom.

Noun

bom m (definite singular bommen, indefinite plural bommar, definite plural bommane)

1. a boom (as above)
2. a barrier (as above)
3. a beam (as above)

References

• “bom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *baumaz.

Noun

bōm m

1. a tree

Declension

Declension of bōm (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	bōm	bōmos
accusative	bōm	bōmos
genitive	bōmes	bōmō
dative	bōme	bōmum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: bôm
  • German Low German: Boom
  • Plautdietsch: Boom
  • → Danish: bom
  • → Finnish: puomi
  • → Gutnish: bom
  • → Norwegian: bom
  • → Swedish: bom

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bô (dialectal)
• bão (Eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese bõo, inherited from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”). Doublet of bónus, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõ/, [bõʷ̃]

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Adjective

bom (feminine boa, masculine plural bons, feminine plural boas)

1. good

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:bom.

Antonyms

• mau
• ruim

Interjection

bom

1. well, very well

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:bom.

Derived terms

• bom dia

Related terms

• bem
• bondade

See also

• (adverb, noun) bem
• (comparative) melhor
• (superlative) ótimo, boníssimo
• mau

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Slovene

Verb

bom

1. first-person singular future form of biti.

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Swedish

Noun

bom c

1. barrier (rail)
2. miss, failure to hit
3. boom (sail)

Declension

Declension of bom
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bom	bommen	bommar	bommarna
Genitive	boms	bommens	bommars	bommarnas

Synonyms

• (miss): miss

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔm˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔm˧˧]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bombe.

Noun

(classifier quả, trái) bom

1. bomb

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French pomme; the phoneme /p/ is changed into /ɓ/ as it is not a native onset consonant.

Noun

(classifier quả) bom

1. (dialectal) apple

Synonyms

• táo tây, táo, bôm (regional)

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Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English bone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bom/

Noun

bom (plural boms)

1. bone

Declension

declension of bom

	singular	plural
nominative	bom	boms
genitive	boma	bomas
dative	bome	bomes
accusative	bomi	bomis
vocative 1	o bom!	o boms!
predicative 2	bomu	bomus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in some later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

• bäkabom (“backbone”)
• bomem
• fitabom

References

• SARMENTO, Leila Lauar. Gramática em textos. 2nd edition. São Paulo, Brazil: Moderna, 2005.