rom

See also: Rom, ROM, Róm, rơm, rom., and Rom.

English

Adjective

rom (not comparable)

1. (proofreading) Abbreviation of roman.

Anagrams

• MOR, MRO, Mor, O/RM, OMR, ORM, RMO

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Aghu Tharrnggala

Noun

rom

1. belly

Further reading

• Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

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Catalan

Etymology

From English rum.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈrom/

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

1. rum

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Cornish

Noun

rom m (plural romys)

1. room (in a house)

   Synonym: stevel

Derived terms

• rom gortos

 

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔm/, [ʁʌmˀ]

Noun

rom c (singular definite rommen, not used in plural form)

1. rum

Noun

rom c (singular definite rommen or rom'en, plural indefinite rommer or rom'er)

1. ROM, read-only memory

Inflection

Declension of rom

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rom	rommen rom'en	rommer rom'er	rommerne rom'erne
genitive	roms	rommens rom'ens	rommers rom'ers	rommernes rom'ernes

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French

Adjective

rom (plural roms)

1. Roma

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Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from romlik, created during the Hungarian language reform which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrom]
• Hyphenation: rom

Noun

rom (plural romok)

1. ruin

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	rom	romok
accusative	romot	romokat
dative	romnak	romoknak
instrumental	rommal	romokkal
causal-final	romért	romokért
translative	rommá	romokká
terminative	romig	romokig
essive-formal	romként	romokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	romban	romokban
superessive	romon	romokon
adessive	romnál	romoknál
illative	romba	romokba
sublative	romra	romokra
allative	romhoz	romokhoz
elative	romból	romokból
delative	romról	romokról
ablative	romtól	romoktól

Possessive forms of rom
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	romom	romjaim
2nd person sing.	romod	romjaid
3rd person sing.	romja	romjai
1st person plural	romunk	romjaink
2nd person plural	romotok	romjaitok
3rd person plural	romjuk	romjaik

Derived terms

• romkocsma
• romos

 

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Kuku-Thaypan

Noun

rom

1. belly

References

• Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From English rum

Noun

rom m (definite singular rommen)

1. rum (alcoholic beverage)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rúm

Noun

rom n (definite singular rommet, indefinite plural rom, definite plural romma or rommene)

1. room (space, part of a building)
2. space (room)
3. space or outer space (void outside the earth's atmosphere)

Derived terms

Terms derived from rom

• albuerom
• baderom
• bagasjerom
• hotellrom
• hulrom
• klasserom
• klokkerom
• lagerrom
• lasterom
• luftrom
• maskinrom
• mellomrom

• motorrom
• mørkerom
• møterom
• oppholdsrom
• pusterom
• romfart
• romfartøy
• romferge
• romferje
• romjul
• romlig
• romme

• romprogram
• romskip
• romsonde
• romstasjon
• romtemperatur
• romtid
• soverom
• styrerom
• tidsrom
• venterom
• verdensrom

Etymology 3

Verb

rom

1. imperative of romme

References

• “rom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rʊmː/

Etymology 1

From English rum

Noun

rom m (definite singular rommen)

1. rum (alcoholic beverage)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rúm. Akin to English room.

Noun

rom n (definite singular rommet, indefinite plural rom, definite plural romma)

1. room (space, part of a building)
2. space (room)
3. space or outer space (void outside the earth's atmosphere)

Derived terms

Terms derived from rom

• baderom
• bagasjerom
• hotellrom
• klasserom
• klokkerom
• lagerrom
• lasterom
• luftrom
• maskinrom
• mellomrom

• motorrom
• mørkerom
• møterom
• oppholdsrom
• pusterom
• romfart
• romfartøy
• romjul
• romme
• romprogram

• romskip
• romsonde
• romstasjon
• romtemperatur
• romtid
• soverom
• styrerom
• tidsrom
• venterom

References

• “rom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Adjective

rom (plural rom, comparable)

1. Romani (of or relating to the Roma people)

   Synonyms: cigano, roma

Noun

rom m (plural rons or roms)

1. a member of the Romani people

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Romani

Noun

rom m (plural roma)

1. Alternative form of rrom (“Romani man; husband”)

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rom]

Etymology 1

From Romani rom.

Noun

rom m (plural romi, feminine equivalent romă)

1. a Romani person, a Rom

   Synonym: țigan (offensive)

Declension

declension of rom

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) rom	romul	(niște) romi	romii
genitive/dative	(unui) rom	romului	(unor) romi	romilor
vocative	romule		romilor

Etymology 2

From French rhum, German Rum.

Noun

rom n (plural romuri)

1. rum

Declension

declension of rom

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) rom	romul	(niște) romuri	romurile
genitive/dative	(unui) rom	romului	(unor) romuri	romurilor
vocative	romule		romurilor

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Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin rāmus.

Alternative forms

• ram (Puter)

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) branch (of tree, river, etc.)

   Synonym: manzina (Puter)

2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader, education) subject

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ram (Puter)
• rama (Sursilvan)

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) frame, framework

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• ram (Puter)

Noun

rom f (plural roms)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) knot, gnarl

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Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish rughn, romn, from Old Norse hrogn, from Proto-Germanic *hrugnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“frogspawn”); cognate with Danish and Norwegian rogn, Icelandic hrogn, German Rogen, and English roe.

Noun

rom c

1. roe (egg of fish)

   Antonym: mjölke

Declension

Declension of rom
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rom	rommen	—	—
Genitive	roms	rommens	—	—

Related terms

• fiskrom
• laxrom
• romkorn
• romläggning
• rommig
• romstinn
• romsäck

Etymology 2

Cognate with Danish rom, Dutch, German, and English rum, of uncertain origin.

Noun

rom c

1. rum (beverage)

   Synonym: sockerrörsbrännvin

Declension

Declension of rom
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rom	rommen	—	—
Genitive	roms	rommens	—	—

Related terms

• romdrink
• rommästare
• romsmak
• romsort
• romvariant

Etymology 3

Noun

rom c

1. a Romani person

   Synonyms: resande, tattare, zigenare

Declension

Declension of rom
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rom	romen	romer	romerna
Genitive	roms	romens	romers	romernas

Related terms

• romani
• romsk

References

• rom in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• rom in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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Turkish

Noun

rom

1. rum

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Volapük

Noun

rom

1. rum

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Welsh Romani

Etymology

From Romani rrom.

Noun

rom m

1. husband

   Antonym: romni

Derived terms

• romavel
• romaviben
• romedo
• romengo
• romerdo
• romerel
• romeriben
• romerimasko
• romesko

 

References

• “rom” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

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West Frisian

Noun

rom n (plural [please provide])

1. pride

   Synonym: grutskens

References

• “rom (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rœ́mː], [rómː], [rʊ́mː]

  Rhymes: -ʊ́mː

Etymology

From Old Norse *rumm = rúm. Akin to English room.

Noun

rom n (definite singular rommä, dative rommän, indefinite plural rom, definite plural romma, dative rommom)

1. room, space, place

Derived terms

• askråmm
• lokromm
• mågrómm
• måkaromm
• romdrug
• romlitn
• romskrup
• römli
• röömm
• römmäs