Rom

See also: rom, room, ROM, Róm, rơm, rom., and Rom.

English

A Rom (Romani) musician in the Czech Republic.

Etymology

From Romani rrom (“Romani man”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”). See some more information at Roma.

The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.

Not related to Romanian or Roman.

Pronunciation

• , enPR: rōm, IPA^(key): /ɹəʊm/
• , enPR: rōm, IPA^(key): /ɹoʊm/
• Rhymes: -əʊm
• Homophones: roam, Rome

Proper noun

Rom

1. The ethnic designation used by the Romani people from Eastern Europe.
2. (rare) The Romani language.

Translations

language — see Romani

Noun

Rom (plural Roms or Roma)

1. A member of the Romani people.
2. (in particular) A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.

Synonyms

• (self-designations) Romani, Roma, Sinti, Romanichal
• (sometimes offensive) Gypsy, gypsy; tzigane

Translations

a member of the Romani people

• Albanian: cigan (sq) m, evgjit (sq) m
• Arabic: رُومَانِيّ m (rūmāniyy); غَجَرِيّ m (ḡajariyy), غَجَر (ḡajar)

  Egyptian Arabic: غجرى m (ḡagarī), نورى m (nūrī)

• Armenian: գնչու (hy) (gnčʻu), գնչուհի (hy) (gnčʻuhi)
• Azerbaijani: qaraçı
• Basque: ijito
• Belarusian: ром m (rom); цыга́н m (cyhán), цыга́нка f (cyhánka)
• Caló: calorró m, calorrí f, zincaló m, zincallí f
• Catalan: gitano (ca) m, bomià m (obsolete)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 羅姆人／罗姆人 (zh) (luómǔrén), 罗姆人 (zh) (Luómǔrén); 吉普賽人／吉普赛人 (zh) (jípǔsàirén), 吉普赛人 (zh) (Jípǔsài-rén)

• Czech: Rom (cs) m; Cikán m, Cikánka f
• Danish: roma c, romani c; sigøjner
• Dutch: zigeuner (nl)
• Esperanto: cigano
• Estonian: mustlane
• Faroese: romi m; sigoyni m
• Finnish: mustalainen (fi), romani (fi)
• French: Rom (fr) m, Rrom (fr) m; bohémien (fr) m, gitan (fr) m, tsigane (fr) m or f
• Georgian: ბოშა (boša)
• German: Zigeuner (de) m, Zigeunerin (de) f (female); Sinti und Roma pl (in plural), Roma und Sinti pl (in plural), Roma (de) pl (in plural); Rom (de) m, Romni f, Roma (de) pl, Sinto (de) m, Sinti (de) m pl, Sintiza (de) f, Sinteza f
• Greek: Ρομ (el) m (Rom)
• Hebrew: צועני m (tzo'ani)
• Hindi: रोमा (romā); जिप्सी (hi) (jipsī)
• Hungarian: roma (hu); cigány (hu)
• Icelandic: Rómafólk pl, Rómanir pl; Sígauni m
• Italian: zingaro (it) m, zingara (it) f
• Japanese: ロム (Romu), ロマ (Roma); ジプシー (Jipushī)
• Kazakh: сыған (syğan)
• Korean: 롬 (Rom); 집시 (Jipsi)
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• Latin: cingarus
• Latvian: čigāns m
• Lithuanian: čigonas (lt) m, čigonė m
• Macedonian: Ром m (Rom); Циган m (Cigan)
• Maltese: żingari m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sigøyner m, sigøynerske f

  Nynorsk: sigøynar m, sigøynerske f

• Persian: کولی (fa) (kowli)
• Polish: Cygan (pl) m, Cyganka (pl) f, Rom (pl) m, Romka (pl) f
• Portuguese: români (pt) m or f, romani (pt) m or f; cigano (pt) m, cigana f
• Romani: rrom m, rromni f
• Romanian: rom (ro) m; țigan (ro) m
• Russian: ро́ма (ru) m or f (róma), рома́л m (romál), рома́лка f (romálka); ром (ru) m (rom) (uncommon); цыга́н (ru) m (cygán), цыга́нка (ru) f (cygánka)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ром m, Ромкиња f; Циган m, Циганка f

  Roman: Rom m, Romkinja f; Cigan m, Ciganka (sh) f

• Sicilian: Gitani
• Slovak: Róm m, Rómka f; Cigán m, Cigánka f
• Slovene: Rom m; cigan m, ciganka f
• Spanish: gitano (es) m, gitana (es) f
• Swedish: rom (sv); zigenare (sv), zigenerska
• Turkish: Roman (tr); Çingene (tr)
• Ukrainian: ром m (rom); цига́н m (cyhán), цига́нка f (cyhánka)
• Vietnamese: người Di-gan, người Xư-gan, người Bô-hê-miên
• Volapük: (♂♀) zigan (vo), (♂) hizigan, (♀) jizigan, (older term) cipsan
• Walloon: djupsyin (wa) m, djupsyinne (wa) f, bowemyin m, bowemyinne f
• Yiddish: ראָמ m (rom), ראָמני f (romni)

a male member of the Romani people

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Adjective

Rom (not comparable)

1. (rare) Romani: of or pertaining to the Roma people.

Translations

Romani — see Romani

See also

• ROM

Anagrams

• MOR, MRO, Mor, O/RM, OMR, ORM, RMO

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Proper noun

Rom

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrom]

Noun

1. a Romani

   Synonym: Cikán

Usage notes

• The term Cikán is often intentionally derogatory and is therefore considered racist by many. Consequently, careful speakers use this term instead. Cikán is still the prevailing term in informal Czech and in historical usage, however.

Derived terms

• romský
• romština

 

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Danish

Proper noun

Rom

1. Rome

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German

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁoːm/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oːm

Proper noun

Rom n (proper noun, strong, genitive Roms)

1. Rome

Derived terms

• römisch
• Ostrom
• Westrom

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔm/, /ʁoːm/

Noun

Rom m (genitive Roms, plural Roma, female Romni)

1. (often in the plural) Rom (member of the Roma people), Romani

   Synonym: (sometimes offensive) Zigeuner

References

• “Rom (Stadt)” in Duden online
• “Rom (Volksgruppe)” in Duden online

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Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Rom

1. Alternative form of Roma

Derived terms

• Rom ble ikke bygget på en dag

 

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Old English

Etymology

From Latin Rōma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːm/

Proper noun

Rōm f

1. Rome

   Synonym: Rōmeburg

Declension

Declension of Rom (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Rōm	Rōma, Rōme
accusative	Rōme	Rōma, Rōme
genitive	Rōme	Rōma
dative	Rōme	Rōmum

Derived terms

• Rōmfeoh
• Rōmpenning
• Rōmware
• Rōmwealh
• Rōmāna rīċe
• Rōmāne
• Rōmānisċ
• Rōmġesċot

 

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *rom, *ram, from Proto-Germanic *rammaz. More at ram.

Noun

Rom m

1. A male sheep; ram

See also

• Buk

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rôːm/

Proper noun

Rȏm m (Cyrillic spelling Ро̑м)

1. Rom (male Romani person)

Declension

Declension of Rom

	singular	plural
nominative	Rom	Romi
genitive	Roma	Roma
dative	Romu	Romima
accusative	Roma	Rome
vocative	Rome	Romi
locative	Romu	Romima
instrumental	Romom	Romima

Derived terms

• Rȍmkinja

 

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Swedish

Proper noun

Rom n (genitive Roms)

1. Rome (city and ancient empire)

Related terms

• Template:related terms

See also

• Romarriket
• romanskt språk

Anagrams

• mor, orm

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Volapük

Proper noun

Rom

1. Rome