ком

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kom"

Ossetian

Noun

ком • (kom)

1. (Iron, Digor) mouth, jaws
2. canyon, ravine, gorge
3. blade, point, cutting edge

Derived terms

• ком бӕттын (kom bættyn)
• ком дарын (kom daryn)
• ком дӕттын (kom dættyn)
• ком раттын (kom rattyn)
• коммӕ кӕсын (kommæ kæsyn)

 

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press
• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “ком”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
• Takazov, F. M. (2003) “ком”, in Дигорско-русский словарь [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania

Russian

Alternative forms

• комъ (kom) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kom]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *komъ.

Noun

ком • (kom) m inan (genitive ко́ма, nominative plural ко́мья^*, genitive plural ко́мьев^*) (* The plural noun forms are non-standard.)

1. lump, clod

   пе́рвый блин всегда́ ко́мом ― pérvyj blin vsegdá kómom ― you must spoil before you spin, practice makes perfect (literally, “first pancake is always a blob”)

Declension

Declension of ком (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ко́м kóm	ко́мья△* kómʹja△*
genitive	ко́ма kóma	ко́мьев△* kómʹjev△*
dative	ко́му kómu	ко́мьям△* kómʹjam△*
accusative	ко́м kóm	ко́мья△* kómʹja△*
instrumental	ко́мом kómom	ко́мьями△* kómʹjami△*
prepositional	ко́ме kóme	ко́мьях△* kómʹjax△*

^△ Irregular.
^* The plural noun forms are non-standard.

Related terms

• комо́к m (komók)
• ко́мкать (kómkatʹ)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: koma

Etymology 2

Pronoun

ком • (kom)

1. prepositional of кто (kto)

Etymology 3

Noun

ком • (kom) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of ко́ма (kóma)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• (dative) IPA^(key): /kôm/
• (locative) IPA^(key): /kǒm/

Pronoun

ко̏м (Latin spelling kȍm) or ко̀м (Latin spelling kòm)

1. to whom (dative)
2. who (locative)

Declension

Declension of ком

	singular/plural
nominative	тко̏, ко̏
genitive	ко̀га, ко̏г
dative	ко̀му, ко̀ме, kȍm
accusative	ко̀га, ко̏г
vocative	—
locative	ко̀м, ко̀ме
instrumental	ки̑м, ки́ме

Tatar

Noun

ком • (qom)

1. sand

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔm]

Noun

ком • (kom) f inan

1. genitive plural of ко́ма (kóma)

Urum

Noun

ком • (kom)

1. farm