rúm
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Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse rúm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rúm n (genitive singular rúms, plural rúm)
Declension[edit]
Declension of rúm | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | rúm | rúmið | rúm | rúmini |
accusative | rúm | rúmið | rúm | rúmini |
dative | rúmi | rúminum | rúmum | rúmunum |
genitive | rúms | rúmsins | rúma | rúmanna |
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse rúm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rúm n
- room, space (occupied by or intended for a person or thing)
- space (the three dimensions in which everything exists and moves)
- bed
Usage notes[edit]
- Used with the definite declension when it translates English "in bed" or "to bed": Hann er bara góður í rúminu þegar hann er á kókaíni (“He's only good in bed when he's on cocaine”).
Declension[edit]
declension of rúm
Derived terms[edit]
- búa um rúmið (“to make the bed”)
- rúmfræði (“geometry”)
Related terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Old English rūm or Old Norse rúm, both from Proto-Germanic *rūmą. Compare Scottish Gaelic rùm.
Noun[edit]
rúm m (genitive singular rúma, nominative plural rúmanna)
Declension[edit]
Declension of rúm
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rúm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rúm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-. Cognate with Old English rūm (English room), Old Saxon rūm (Low German Ruum), Dutch ruim, Old High German rūm (German Raum), Gothic 𐍂𐌿𐌼𐍃 (rūms).
Noun[edit]
rúm n
Descendants[edit]
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