Oom

See also: oom, -oom, and -óom

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• oome (Föhr-Amrum)

Etymology

From Old Frisian ām, āme, ēm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oːm]

Noun

Oom m (plural Oomen)

1. (Sylt) uncle

Saterland Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːm/
• Hyphenation: Oom
• Rhymes: -oːm

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian ām, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim. Cognates include German Ohm and West Frisian iem.

Noun

Oom m (plural Ome or Ooms)

1. uncle

Synonyms

• Unkel

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian āthum, āthom, āthem, from Proto-West Germanic *aiþum.

Noun

Oom m (plural Ome or Ooms)

1. brother-in-law
2. unmarried brother; bachelor

Synonyms

• Swoager

Etymology 3

Noun

Oom n (plural Ome)

1. A moment of lucidness before one's death.

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Oom”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN