huom.
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of huomio (“attention”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈhuo̯m/, [ˈhuo̞̯m] (proscribed, but common informally)
- IPA(key): /ˈhuo̯mio/, [ˈhuo̞̯mio̞]
- Rhymes: -uom
Interjection edit
huom.
- please note, N.B., NB (used to draw the attention of the reader to an important point)
- Synonym: hox
- Huom.! Lipunmyynti loppuu klo 18.
- Please note that the ticket box will close at 6 p.m.!
Usage notes edit
- As an abbreviation, huom. requires a dot in standard written Finnish [1], even when, as often, followed by an exclamation mark. Colloquially, huom. is also used in speech.