Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German rūm (space, room) (whence also Latvian rūme (space, room)), from Proto-West Germanic *rūm (room, open space).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rū́mas m (plural rū́mai) stress pattern 1

  1. palace, chamber
  2. (big residential) house

Usage notes

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Usually used only in the plural.

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “rū́mai”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 524