rum
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɹʌm/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ʌm
[edit] Noun
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Singular |
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rum (plural rums)
- (uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.
- “The Royal Navy used to issue a rum ration to sailors.”
- (countable) A serving of rum.
- “Jake tossed down three rums.”
- (countable) A kind or brand of rum.
- “Bundaburg is one of my favourite rums.”
[edit] Translations
Translations
[edit] Adjective
rum (comparative rummer, superlative rummest)
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Positive |
- (British, colloquial) Strange, peculiar.
[edit] See also
[edit] Quotations
- 1895, Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure, Chapter 7
- "Well it is the rummest thing I ever heard of—marrying an old husband again, and so much new blood in the world!"
- 1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian, Google Books
- "Can't you see him?"
- "Well, I almost thought I did—for a moment. It's such a rum light."
- 1976, James Herriot, All Things Wise and Wonderful, page 346
- "She's as 'appy as Larry, but she'll neither move nor eat. It's a rum 'un, isn't it?" It was very rum indeed.
[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of MRU
[edit] Czech
[edit] Noun
rum m.
[edit] Danish
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /rom/, [ʁɔmˀ]
[edit] Adjective
rum
[edit] Usage notes
Only used in the expressions:
[edit] Noun
rum n. (singular definite rummet, plural indefinite rum)
- room (part of a building)
- compartment
- space
[edit] Inflection
Inflection of “rum”
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | rum | rummet | rum | rummene |
| genitive | rums | rummets | rums | rummenes |
[edit] Fiji Hindi
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ruːm/
[edit] Noun
rum
[edit] References
[edit] Italian
[edit] Alternative spellings
[edit] Noun
rum m. inv.
- rum (distilled spirit)
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Kashubian
[edit] Noun
rum m.
[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
From Germanic *rūma- (noun and adjective). Cognate with Old Saxon rūm n., rūmo adj (Dutch ruim n. & adj), Old High German rūm n., rūmi adj (German Raum n.), Old Norse rūm n., rúmr adj (Swedish rum n.), Gothic 𐍂𐌿𐌼 n., 𐍂𐌿𐌼𐍃 adj.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ru:m/
[edit] Noun
rūm m.
- space; a room
- a space of time, an interval; an opportunity
- Rum wæs to nimanne londbuendum on ðam laðestan...: it was an opportunity for the land-dwellers to seize from the most hated ones... (Judith)
[edit] Adjective
rūm
- spacious, roomy, open
- Ðis rume land: the wide world (Cædmon’s Metrical Paraphrase)
- free, unrestricted
- expansive, generous
- long, extended (of time)
[edit] Polish
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
rum m.
[edit] Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rum | rumy |
| Genitive | rumu | rumów |
| Dative | rumowi | rumom |
| Accusative | rum | rumy |
| Instrumental | rumem | rumami |
| Locative | rumie | rumach |
| Vocative | rumie | rumy |
[edit] Portuguese
[edit] Noun
rum m.
- same as English.
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
| Inflection for rum | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| neuter | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Base form | rum | rummet | rum | rummen |
| Possessive form | rums | rummets | rums | rummens |
rum n.
- room; part of a building.
- Jag vill ha en lägenhet med två rum = I want a flat with two rooms
- room; empty, available space; enough space
- Har du rum i din väska så att du kan lägga ner min bok också? = Do you have space enough in your bag so that you could put my book too in it?
- (mathematics) space
- Linjärt rum = Linear space
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Vietnamese
[edit] Noun
rum
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