srom

See also: SROM

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish srom, from Proto-Slavic *sȏrmъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śarmas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱórmos (“shame, grief, torment, pain”), from *ḱer-. Cognate with English harm and Persian شرم (“shame”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /srɔm/

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• Rhymes: -ɔm
• Syllabification: srom

Noun

srom m inan

1. vulva, pudenda (external female sex organs)

   Synonym: (obsolete) kiep

2. (archaic) shame

   Synonyms: (obsolete) sromota, wstyd

Declension

Declension of srom

	singular	plural
nominative	srom	sromy
genitive	sromu	sromów
dative	sromowi	sromom
accusative	srom	sromy
instrumental	sromem	sromami
locative	sromie	sromach
vocative	sromie	sromy

Derived terms

adjective

• sromowy

 

Related terms

adjective

• sromotny

 

noun

• sromota

 

Further reading

• srom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• srom in Polish dictionaries at PWN