bomma

Dutch

Etymology

From French bonne-maman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.maː/

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• Hyphenation: bom‧ma

Noun

bomma f (plural bomma's, diminutive bommaatje n)

1. (Belgium) grandmother

   Synonyms: grootmoeder, oma

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• bommama
• bom

Etymology

From French bonne-maman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.maː/
• Hyphenation: bom‧ma
• Rhymes: -ɔmaː

Noun

bomma f

1. (Maastrichtian) grandmother

   Synonyms: grameer, ama

Antonyms

• (with regard to gender) bompa
• (with regard to ancestry) kleikeend

Swedish

Verb

bomma (present bommar, preterite bommade, supine bommat, imperative bomma)

1. to miss (a target)
2. (with a particle like igen, för, or till) to thoroughly seal (a building, apartment, or the like, often for a prolonged period); to shutter, to barricade, to seal
3. (with igen, figuratively or by implication) to shutter (close down)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bomma (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bomma		bommas
Supine	bommat		bommats
Imperative	bomma		—
Imper. plural1	bommen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bommar	bommade	bommas	bommades
Ind. plural1	bomma	bommade	bommas	bommades
Subjunctive2	bomme	bommade	bommes	bommades
	Participles
Present participle	bommande
Past participle	bommad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• missa

Antonyms

• träffa

Related terms

• bom

References

• bomma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bomma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bomma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• mambo

Tswana

Noun

bomma class 2a singular mma

1. mothers
2. madams, ladies