Domm

See also: domm

Luxembourgish

Etymology

If inherited from Middle High German, the form requires a shortening ū > u and additionally either a gemination (*dumme) or, less likely, an early shift to the strong declension (*dum). Another possibility would be that the shortening happened later, when the diphthongisation of ū had already begun (as [uː] > [ou̯] > [o]). Otherwise see the main lemma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dom]
• Rhymes: -om
• Homophone: domm

Noun

Domm m (plural Dommen, diminutive Dëmmchen)

1. (especially northern Luxembourg) Alternative form of Daum (“thumb”)