Omi

See also: omi, OMI, ómi, and ömi

German

Etymology

Diminutive form of Oma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːmi/

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Noun

Omi f (genitive Omi or (prenominal without an article) Omis, plural Omis)

1. grandma, granny, nan

Usage notes

• The word is commonly used with a definite article in most parts of central Germany, southern Germany, and Austria: Wo ist die Omi? – “Where is Grandma?” In northern Germany—and generally in writing—no article tends to be used: Wo ist Omi?
• The genitive Omis is used before the modified term, without any article or determiner: Omis Tasche – “Grandma’s bag”. This is chiefly northern German usage; the rest of the language prefers: die Tasche von der Omi (as above). — With an accompanying article or determiner, the genitive takes no ending: die Tasche meiner Omi – “my grandma’s bag”. This, however, is not common usage in any region; children will say instead: die Tasche von meiner Omi.

Declension

Declension of Omi [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Omi	die	Omis
genitive	einer	der	Omi, Omis1	der	Omis
dative	einer	der	Omi	den	Omis
accusative	eine	die	Omi	die	Omis

¹Prenominal without an article.

Coordinate terms

• Opi

Related terms

• Großmama
• Großmutter
• Oma
• Omama

Further reading

• “Omi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Omi” in Duden online
• “Omi” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wōhmô (“noise, sound, shout, voice”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound”). Related with Old Norse ómr (“sound”), Old Norse ómun (“voice”), Old High German giwahan (“to mention”), Latin vōx (“voice”).

Proper noun

Ómi

1. one of the names of Odin; a personification of the wind

References

1. Bosworth and Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary entry "Wōma"