prom

English

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Etymology

Abbreviation of promenade.

Pronunciation

• prŏm, /prɒm/, /prQm/
• Rhymes: -ɒm

Noun

prom (plural proms)

1. (UK) a promenade concert
2. (UK, abbreviation) promenade
3. (US) a formal ball held at a college near the end of the academic year

Derived terms

• high school prom / high-school prom / highschool prom
• promposal

Translations

a promenade concert

promenade

• Finnish: kävelykatu, promenadi

a formal ball

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 畢業舞會 (cmn), 毕业舞会 (cmn) (bìyè wǔhuì), 舞會 (cmn), 舞会 (cmn) (wǔhuì)

• Finnish: tanssiaiset (fi) pl
• French: bal de finissants (fr) m
• German: Ball (de) m, Abschlussball (de) m, Prom (de) f, Promenade (de) f

• Japanese: プロム (ja) (puromu), プロムナード (ja) (puromunādo), 舞踏会 (ja) (ぶとうかい, butōkai)
• Korean: 프롬 (ko) (peurom), 프롬나드 (ko) (peuromnadeu), 무도회 (ko) (mudohoe)
• Russian: (студенческий) бал (ru) (bal) m , выпускной вечер (ru) (vypusknój véčer) m  (graduation party), (US) пром (ru) (prom) m 
• Swedish: bal (sv)

Anagrams

• romp

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Polish

Noun

prom m

1. ferry

Declension

    declension of prom

	singular	plural
nominative	prom	promy
genitive	promu	promów
dative	promowi	promom
accusative	prom	promy
instrumental	promem	promami
locative	promie	promach
vocative	promie	promy

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West Frisian

Noun

prom

1. plum