plomme
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English plūme, plume (“plum”), from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον (proûnon), προῦμνον (proûmnon). Doublet of prune.
For the phonological development, compare thoumbe.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
plomme (plural plommes)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “plǒume, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-29.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
plomme f or m (definite singular plomma or plommen, indefinite plural plommer, definite plural plommene)
- a plum (fruit from the plum tree)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
plomme f or m (definite singular plomma or plommen, indefinite plural plommer, definite plural plommene)
- a yolk (egg yolk)
Synonyms edit
See also edit
References edit
- “plomme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Norse plóma, borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā. Akin to English plum.
Noun edit
plomme f (definite singular plomma, indefinite plural plommer, definite plural plommene)
- a plum (fruit, as above)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
plomme f (definite singular plomma, indefinite plural plommer, definite plural plommene)
- a yolk (egg yolk)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “plomme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.