Wiktionary

nom

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nom"

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Short form of various words.

NounEdit

nom (plural noms)

  1. (informal) Clipping of nomination.
    • 2000 May 30, "Webmaster -- Kevin Stroud" (username), "Re: RBL nomination for 195.235.113.140 (mail.teleline.es) -- 5th supporting email, in news.admin.net-abuse.email, Usenet:
      I have already submitted a revised (in terms of format) nomination. […] In the future I will try to better organize my information (one message per nom, snip out excess spam if I post, etc.).
    • 2001 July 17, "William Tunstall-Pedoe" (username), "problems/suggestions for this group", in alt.anagrams, Usenet:
      The obvious way to reduce the number of noms is to increase the standard.
    • 2010 February 13, "Juan F. Lara" (username), "2/5-7 Weekend BoxOffice", in rec.arts.animation and rec.arts.disney.animation, Usenet:
      Particularly "Mr. Fox" now that it has an Oscar nom to boast about.
  2. (informal) Clipping of nominator.
  3. (informal) Clipping of nominee.

VerbEdit

nom (third-person singular simple present noms, present participle nomming, simple past and past participle nommed)

  1. (transitive, informal) Clipping of nominate.
    • 1998, "blaque" (username), "A Teeny Favor (Was: Re: NOMINATION: Ms A.T. Rookie (fwd)", in alt.tasteless, Usenet:
      I have a little request to make. When you kids nom, do you think you could make clear who it is you're nomming -- and maybe even include the article headers for the voters (and the judge) -- many of whom are not psychics?
    • 2001, "William Tunstall-Pedoe" (username), "problems/suggestions for this group", in alt.anagrams, Usenet:
      Quite a big percentage of the anagrams posted here get nommed - IMO it should only be around 20% or so.
    • 2007, Variety staff, "Composer Prince dies" (obituary):
      Emmy-nommed composer Robert Prince died March 4 in Los Angeles after a brief illness.

Etymology 2Edit

Onomatopoeic, variant of num, num-num. Attested 2004 as om nom, om nom nom,[1] popularized from 2007 in internet use, second place in American Dialect Society "Word of the Year" 2010.[2] From the catchphrase of Cookie Monster on Sesame Street, as at the end of “C Is For Cookie” (1971), made when devouring cookies. However, as late as 2009, this was canonically written with a ‘u’, as in S is For School! (2006), as “num num”, or in the press kit for the 40th season (2009), as “un num num num num”;[3] by 2013 this was changed to the now-popular nom.[4][5]

InterjectionEdit

nom

  2. (colloquial) Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating. Commonly used as "nom nom nom".
    [to a baby]
    You are so cute, I could just eat you right up! Nom nom nom.
TranslationsEdit

VerbEdit

nom (third-person singular simple present noms, present participle nomming, simple past and past participle nommed)

  1. (colloquial) To eat with noisy enjoyment. [+ on (object)]
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TranslationsEdit

Usage notesEdit

Considered annoying and childish by some.[5][6]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ on nom, Urban Dictionary
  2. ^ “App” 2010 Word of the Year, as voted by American Dialect Society
  3. ^ “Season 40 Press Kit -- Muppet Bios”, in Sesame Workshop‎[1], 2009, archived from the original on 10 October 2009, retrieved 5 March 2022
  4. ^ “Nom”, Muppet Wiki
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hatic, Dana (2016-11-02), “The Origins of the Annoyingly Trendy Word 'Nom', Explained”, in Eater‎[2]
  6. ^ “Nom Nom: Why That Phrase (Or Nom, Or Noms) Gives Us The Creeps”, in The Huffington Post‎[3], 2013-01-07

AnagramsEdit

AkanEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

nom

  1. to drink
    nom nsu - to drink water

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Kotey, Paul A. (1998). Twi-English/English-Twi Dictionary. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

AromanianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Greek νόμος (nómos).

NounEdit

nom n (plural nomuri)

  1. law
  2. rule
  3. belief

SynonymsEdit

Bikol CentralEdit

Bikol Central phrasebook
  This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

PronunciationEdit

InterjectionEdit

nom

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) Hello
    Synonyms: komusta, tara, nem

PhraseEdit

nom

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) What's up?
    Synonyms: tara, nem

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Catalan nom, from Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nom m (plural noms)

  1. name (word that indicates a particular person, place, or thing)
  2. (grammar) noun
  3. name (reputation)

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EskayanEdit

NumeralEdit

nom

  1. six

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French nom (whence Norman nom), from Latin nōmen (whence Italian and Portuguese nome; Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nom m (plural noms)

  1. a name, especially a last name or family name
    Un nom de famille est un nom propre. ― A family name is a proper noun.
    Votre nom et prénom, s'il vous plaît. ― Your last name and first name, please.
  2. a noun
    Un nom de famille est un nom propre. ― A family name is a proper noun.

HyponymsEdit

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Related termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Antillean Creole: non
  • Haitian Creole: non
  • Louisiana Creole French: nom
  • Mauritian Creole: non
  • Seychellois Creole: non

Further readingEdit

AnagramsEdit

GalicianEdit

AdverbEdit

nom

  1. reintegrationist spelling of non

IstriotEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin nōmen (whence French nom, Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

NounEdit

nom

  1. name

JavaneseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

AdjectiveEdit

nom (ngoko nom, krama nèm, krama inggil timur)

  1. young
    Antonym: tuwa
  2. (of fruit) unripe
    Antonyms: dalu, mateng, tuwa
    Synonym: mentah
  3. (of color) whitish
    Antonym: tuwa
  4. (of roof) very slanting
    Antonym: tuwa
  5. (of date) of first half of a month
    Antonym: tuwa

ReferencesEdit

  • “[ nom]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].

MalteseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Italian nome.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nom m (plural nomi)

  1. (grammar) noun

Middle EnglishEdit

VerbEdit

nom

  1. third-person preterite of nimen

NormanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French nom (whence French nom), from Latin nōmen (whence Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

nom m (plural noms)

  1. (Jersey) name
  2. (Jersey, grammar) noun

Derived termsEdit

Northwestern DinkaEdit

NounEdit

nom (plural nïïm)

  1. head

ReferencesEdit

  • Dinka-English Dictionary‎[5], 2005

OccitanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Occitan nom, from Latin nōmen (whence French nom, Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nom m (plural noms)

  1. name
  2. (grammar) noun

Derived termsEdit

Old FrenchEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin nōmen (whence Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

NounEdit

nom m (oblique plural nons, nominative singular nons, nominative plural nom)

  1. name

DescendantsEdit

Old OccitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin nōmen (whence Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

NounEdit

nom m (oblique plural noms, nominative singular noms, nominative plural nom)

  1. name

DescendantsEdit

Old PortugueseEdit

AdverbEdit

nom

  1. Alternative form of non
    • 14th-15th centuries, O Livro de Exopo, A rã e o boi:
      Madre, nom faças, ca tu es muy pequena cousa a rrespeyto d’este boy.
      Mother, don't do it, because you are a very small thing compared to this ox.

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: nom

AdverbEdit

nom (not comparable)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of não, representing Minhoto, Portuense and Transmontano Portuguese.

SawiEdit

ParticleEdit

nom

  1. don't
    Tadan nom! ― Don't be afraid!

See alsoEdit

VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

nom • (𥈶, 𫌢)

  1. to look at
  2. to look after

Derived termsEdit

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