-dom

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English -dom, from Old English -dōm (“-dom: state, condition, power, authority, property, right, office, quality”, suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.

Cognate with Scots -dom (“-dom”), North Frisian -dom (“-dom”), West Frisian -dom (“-dom”), Dutch -dom (“-dom”), Low German -dom (“-dom”), German -tum (“-dom”), Danish -dom (“-dom”) -dømme (“-dom”), Swedish -dom (“-dom”) -döme (“-dom”), Norwegian -dom (“-dom”), Icelandic -dómur (“-dom”), Norwegian Bokmål -dømme, Norwegian Nynorsk -døme. Same as Old English dōm (“doom, judgment, sentence, condemnation, ordeal, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law, custom; justice, equity; direction, ruling, governing, command; might, power, supremacy, majesty, glory, magnificence, splendor, reputation, honor, praise, dignity, authority; state, condition”). No relation to English domain or dominion. More at doom.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-dom

  1. Forming nouns denoting the condition or state of the suffixed word.
    boredom, freedom, martyrdom, stardom
    • 1995, Isabel Fonseca, Bury Me Standing, Vintage, published 2007, page 74:
      there always seemed to be one outrageous beauty: an angel who would have been forced into indentured topmodeldom had she been found on a Paris bus; or a wavy-lipped, chisel-chinned, almond-eyed boy-warrior out of the Iliad, as beautiful as humans come.
  2. Forming nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiction of the suffixed word.
    Christendom, fiefdom, kingdom, Saxondom
  3. Forming nouns — usually nonce words — denoting the set of all examples of the suffixed word.
    catdom, dogdom, furrydom, gothdom, wingdom
    • 2011 March 19, Caitlin Moran, The Times:
      It is only the English language that has let the cabbage down – giving it, quite frankly, the ugliest name in all of veg-dom.
  4. (fandom slang) Forming nouns denoting the fandom of the suffixed word.
    Potterdom, stfdom

Derived terms[edit]

English terms suffixed with -dom
condition or state
belonging to a domain or jurisdiction

Anagrams[edit]

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse -dómr.

Suffix[edit]

-dom

  1. Indicates a condition, situation or period.
  2. Indicates a religion, teaching or similar.

Derived terms[edit]

Danish terms suffixed with -dom

References[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch -dom, from Old Dutch -duom, from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.

Cognate with English -dom, German -tum.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dɔm/
  • Audio(file)

Suffix[edit]

-dom m

  1. belonging to a domain or territory (e.g. groothertogdom (“grandduchy”); this sense is no longer productive)
  2. quality or condition of the adjective stem (e.g. eigendom less productive than suffixes like -heid)

Derived terms[edit]

Dutch terms suffixed with -dom

References[edit]

  1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Low German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German -dôm, from Old Saxon -dōm. Cognate with English -dom, Dutch -dom, German -tum.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /doːm/, /doʊ̯m/, /dɔʊ̯m/

Suffix[edit]

-dom

  1. belonging to a domain or territory (e.g. Hartogdom (“duchy”); this sense is no longer productive)
  2. quality or condition of the adjective stem (e.g. Riekdom less productive than suffixes like -heit)

Derived terms[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old English -dōm, from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-dom

  1. Forming nouns denoting a state, condition, or office; -dom.[2]
  2. Forming nouns denoting a condition or quality; -dom.

Derived terms[edit]

Middle English terms suffixed with -dom

Descendants[edit]

  • English: -dom
  • Scots: -dom

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jordan, Richard (1974)  Eugene Crook, transl., Handbook of the Middle English Grammar: Phonology (Janua Linguarum; 214)‎[1], The Hague: Mouton & Co. N.V., →DOI, § 137, page 140.
  2. ^ “-dọ̄m, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse -dómr.

Suffix[edit]

-dom

  1. Suffix used to form nouns out of adjectives, meaning the quality, property or condition of the adjective.

Derived terms[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -dom

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse -dómr.

Suffix[edit]

-dom

  1. Suffix used to form nouns out of adjectives, meaning the quality, property or condition of the adjective.

Derived terms[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -dom

References[edit]

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-dōm m

  1. used to derive abstract nouns: -dom
    ‎cristen (“Christian”) + ‎-dom → ‎cristendōm (“Christianity”)
    ‎ealdor (“elder”) + ‎-dom → ‎ealdordōm (“authority”)
    ‎frēo (“free”) + ‎-dom → ‎frēodōm (“freedom”)
    ‎hǣþen (“pagan”) + ‎-dom → ‎hǣþendōm (“paganism”)

Declension[edit]

Declension of -dom (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative -dōm -dōmas
accusative -dōm -dōmas
genitive -dōmes -dōma
dative -dōme -dōmum

Derived terms[edit]

Old English terms suffixed with -dom

Descendants[edit]

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dōm (“state, condition, authority, jurisdiction”), from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm.

Suffix[edit]

-dōm

  1. (belonging to a) domain or jurisdiction
  2. condition or quality

Descendants[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse -dómr.

Suffix[edit]

-dom c

  1. -hood, -ledge, -ness; making a noun (representing a state) from an adjective or noun
    ‎rik (“rich”) + ‎-dom → ‎rikedom (“wealth, fortune”)
    ‎ung (“young”) + ‎-dom → ‎ungdom (“youth”)
    ‎barn (“child”) + ‎-dom → ‎barndom (“childhood”)

Usage notes[edit]

  • These nouns don't double the m in definite or plural forms, e.g. rikedomen, ungdomar. This is the same for the noun dom (“judgement, verdict”).

Derived terms[edit]

Swedish terms suffixed with -dom

See also[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

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