dom

See also: Dom, DOM, dóm, dòm, dom., dom-, -dom, and Appendix:Variations of "dom"

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

dom

(mathematics) domain

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Audio (AU)
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Etymology 1[edit]

Clipping of dominator or dominate.

Noun[edit]

dom (plural doms)

A dominator (in sadomasochistic sexual practices), especially a male one.

Synonyms[edit]

(dominator): domme (female)

Verb[edit]

dom (third-person singular simple present doms, present participle domming, simple past and past participle dommed)

(slang, online gaming or BDSM) To dominate.
- 2006, Bitch: feminist response to pop culture (issues 31-34)
  Nola is actually "Nurse Nola," a dominatrix who specializes in medical role playing. […] "After that," she continues, "I started domming, which I did for a long time, but have never liked much."

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom (plural doms)

A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders.

Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese dom. Doublet of domine, dominie, dominus, and don.

Noun[edit]

dom (plural doms or dons)

A title formerly borne by member of the high nobility of Portugal and Brazil

Related terms[edit]

donzel

Anagrams[edit]

MOD, MoD, ODM, mod, mod.

Abinomn[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom

gecko

Angguruk Yali[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom

mountain

References[edit]

Christiaan Fahner, The morphology of Yali and Dani (1979), page 156

Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse dómr (“judgement”), from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ˈd̥ʌmˀ]
Rhymes: -ɒm

Noun[edit]

dom c (singular definite dommen, plural indefinite domme)

Inflection[edit]

Declension of dom

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dom	dommen	domme	dommene
genitive	doms	dommens	dommes	dommenes

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ˈd̥oˀm], [ˈd̥oːm]

Noun[edit]

dom c (singular definite domen, plural indefinite domer)

a cathedral
Synonyms: domkirke, katedral

Inflection[edit]

Declension of dom

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dom	domen	domer	domerne
genitive	doms	domens	domers	domernes

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

“dom,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /dɔm/
Audio
(file)
Hyphenation: dom
Rhymes: -ɔm

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch dom, domp, from Old Dutch dumb, from Proto-West Germanic *dumb, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz.

Adjective[edit]

dom (comparative dommer, superlative domst)

Usage notes[edit]

Dutch dom is never used with the meaning “mute”; the word for that is stom.

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of dom
uninflected	dom
inflected	domme
comparative	dommer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		dom	dommer	het domst het domste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	domme	dommere	domste
	n. sing.	dom	dommer	domste
	plural	domme	dommere	domste
definite		domme	dommere	domste
partitive		doms	dommers	—

Synonyms[edit]

dwaas
stom

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Dutch doem, from Latin domus (“house, building”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build”). Cf. Old Dutch duom.

Noun[edit]

dom m (plural dommen, diminutive dommetje n) (only domkerken, domkerkje)

A duomo, either an episcopal cathedral or another major church (often a basilica) which has been granted this high rank.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

→ Indonesian: dom

Etymology 3[edit]

From Latin dominus (“master”), from Latin domus (“house, building”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build”).

Noun[edit]

dom m (plural dommen, diminutive dommetje n)

An ecclesiastical form of address, notably for a Benedictine priest
A nobleman or clergyman in certain Catholic countries, notably Portugal and its colonies

Etymology 4[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom m (plural dommen, diminutive dommetje n)

Archaic form of duim (“thumb, pivot”)

Derived terms[edit]

dommekracht

References[edit]

M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from Italian don or older dom, from Latin dominus (“master”). Cognate with English don.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /dɔ̃/
Homophones: don, dont

Noun[edit]

dom m (plural doms)

title of respect given to certain monks and other religious figures

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

dōm

Romanization of 𐌳𐍉𐌼

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Contraction of pedoman..

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /dom/
Hyphenation: dom

Noun[edit]

dom

(contraction) alternative form of pedoman.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch dom, from Middle Dutch doem, from Latin domus (“house, building”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build”). Cf. Old Dutch duom.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /dom/
Hyphenation: dom

Noun[edit]

dom

either an episcopal cathedral or another major church (often a basilica) which has been granted this high rank.
Synonym: katedral

Etymology 3[edit]

Contraction of domino.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /dom/
Hyphenation: dom

Noun[edit]

dom

(contraction) domino

Irish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish dom.

Alternative forms[edit]

dam, damh, dhom, domh

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɔmˠ/, (unstressed) /d̪ˠəmˠ/
(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠʊmˠ/

Pronoun[edit]

dom (emphatic domsa)

first-person singular of do (“to/for me”)

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

am
dom’

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɔmˠ/

Contraction[edit]

dom (triggers lenition)

(Munster) Contraction of do mo (“to my, for my”).
Thugas an féirín dom mháthair.
I gave the present to my mother.

Related terms[edit]

Irish preposition contractions

Basic form	Contracted with							Copular forms
Basic form	an (“the sg”)	na (“the pl”)	mo (“my”)	do (“your”)	a (“his, her, their; which (present)”)	ár (“our”)	ar (“which (past)”)	(before consonant)	(present/future before vowel)	(past/conditional before vowel)
de (“from”)	den	de na desna*	de mo dem*	de do ded, det	dá	dár		dar	darb	darbh
do (“to, for”)	don	do na dosna*	do mo dom*	do do dod, dot	dá	dár		dar	darb	darbh
faoi (“under, about”)	faoin	faoi na	faoi mo	faoi do	faoina	faoinár	faoinar		faoinarb	faoinarbh
fara (“along with, beside”)	fairis an	fairis na	fara mo	fara do	farana	faranár	faranar		faranarb	faranarbh
i (“in”)	sa, san	sna	i mo im*	i do id, it	ina	inár	inar		inarb	inarbh
le (“with”)	leis an	leis na	le mo lem*	le do led, let	lena	lenár	lenar		lenarb	lenarbh
ó (“from, since”)	ón	ó na ósna*	ó mo óm*	ó do ód, ót	óna	ónár	ónar		ónarb	ónarbh
trí (“through”)	tríd an	trí na	trí mo	trí do	trína	trínár	trínar		trínarb	trínarbh
*Dialectal.

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom m (invariable)

dominant, top (dominating BDSM partner)

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *domъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /dɔm/

Noun[edit]

dom m (diminutive domk)

house

Declension[edit]

Declension of dom

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	dom	doma	domy
Genitive	doma	domowu	domow
Dative	domoju	domoma	domam
Accusative	dom	doma	domy
Instrumental	domom	domoma	domami
Locative	domje	domoma	domach

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch dumb, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz.

Adjective[edit]

dom

dumb, unwise, stupid

Inflection[edit]

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms[edit]

domp

Descendants[edit]

Dutch: dom
Limburgish: dómb

Middle English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

dom

Alternative form of dumb

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse dómr (“judgement”), from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos.

Noun[edit]

dom m (definite singular dommen, indefinite plural dommer, definite plural dommene)

judgement, sentence

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

dømme

Etymology 2[edit]

Ultimately from Latin domus Dei

Noun[edit]

dom m (definite singular domen, indefinite plural domer, definite plural domene)

a cathedral

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

“dom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse dómr (“judgement”).

Noun[edit]

dom m (definite singular dommen, indefinite plural dommar, definite plural dommane)

judgement, sentence

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

døma, dømme

Etymology 2[edit]

Ultimately from Latin domus Dei.

Noun[edit]

dom m (definite singular domen, indefinite plural domar, definite plural domane)

a cathedral

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

“dom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /doːm/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *dōm.

Cognate with Old Frisian dōm, Old Saxon dōm, Old High German tuom, Old Norse dómr, Gothic 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐍃 (dōms). The Germanic source was from a stem verb originally meaning ‘to place, to set’ (a sense-development also found in Latin statutum, Ancient Greek θέμις (thémis)).

Noun[edit]

dōm m

law, statute
judgement

Declension[edit]

Declension of dom (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dōm	dōmas
accusative	dōm	dōmas
genitive	dōmes	dōma
dative	dōme	dōmum

Related terms[edit]

dēman

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: dom, dome
- English: doom

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *dōmi, first-person singular of *dōną (“to do”).

Verb[edit]

dōm

first-person singular present indicative of dōn

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin de + unde

Pronoun[edit]

dom

of whom; of which

Descendants[edit]

French: dont

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Univerbation of do (“to, for”) +‎ mé (“me”)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /dom/

Pronoun[edit]

dom

first-person singular of do: to/for me

Alternative forms[edit]

dam

Descendants[edit]

Irish: dom, domh
Manx: dou
Scottish Gaelic: dhomh, domh

Etymology 2[edit]

Univerbation of do (“to, for”) +‎ mo (“my”)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /dom/

Determiner[edit]

dom (triggers lenition)

to/for my

Etymology 3[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from the root *dem- (“to build”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /doṽ/

Noun[edit]

dom ?

home
house
Synonyms: attrab, lann, tech, tegdais, treb

Inflection[edit]

Unknown gender u-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	dom	dom^L	domae
Vocative	dom	dom^L	domu
Accusative	dom^N	dom^L	domu
Genitive	domo^H, doma^H	domo, doma	domae^N
Dative	doim^L	domaib	domaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms[edit]

dom liacc (“stone house, stone church”)

Descendants[edit]

Scottish Gaelic: domh

Pass Valley Yali[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom

mountain

References[edit]

Christiaan Fahner, The morphology of Yali and Dani (1979), page 8

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

dom

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *domъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build”) and thus related to English dome, domain, demesne, domestic, etc.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /dɔm/
audio
(file)

Noun[edit]

dom m inan

home
Idę do domu. ― I'm going home.
house (building)

Declension[edit]

declension of dom

	singular	plural
nominative	dom	domy
genitive	domu	domów
dative	domowi	domom
accusative	dom	domy
instrumental	domem	domami
locative	domu	domach
vocative	domu/domie	domy

Derived terms[edit]

(adjectives) domorosły, domowy
(nouns) domator, domek, domokrążca, domownik
(prepositional phrase) z domu

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

dõ (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology[edit]

From Old Portuguese don, dõo, from Latin donum.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdõ/
Hyphenation: dom
Rhymes: -õ

Noun[edit]

dom m (plural dons)

gift (clarification of this definition is needed)
talent

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French dôme.

Noun[edit]

dom n (plural domuri)

dome

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *domъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /dôːm/

Noun[edit]

dȏm m (Cyrillic spelling до̑м)

home, house

Declension[edit]

Declension of dom

	singular	plural
nominative	dȏm	dòmovi
genitive	dòma	dòmōvā
dative	dòmu	dòmovima
accusative	dȏm	dòmove
vocative	dȍme	dòmovi
locative	dòmu	dòmovima
instrumental	dòmom	dòmovima

Slovak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *domъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔm/

Noun[edit]

dom m (genitive singular domu, nominative plural domy, genitive plural domov, declension pattern of dub)

house

Declension[edit]

Declension of dom

	singular	plural
nominative	dom	domy
genitive	domu	domov
dative	domu	domom
accusative	dom	domy
locative	dome	domoch
instrumental	domom	domami

Derived terms[edit]

Slovene[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *domъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from root Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /dóːm/

Noun[edit]

dọ̑m m inan

home (house or structure in which someone lives)

Inflection[edit]

Masculine inan., hard o-stem, plural in -ôv-
nom. sing.	dóm
gen. sing.	dóma
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dóm	domôva	domôvi
accusative	dóm	domôva	domôve
genitive	dóma	domôv	domôv
dative	dómu	domôvoma	domôvom
locative	dómu	domôvih	domôvih
instrumental	dómom	domôvoma	domôvi

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	dóm
gen. sing.	dóma
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dóm	dóma	dómi
accusative	dóm	dóma	dóme
genitive	dóma	dómov	dómov
dative	dómu	dómoma	dómom
locative	dómu	dómih	dómih
instrumental	dómom	dómoma	dómi

Derived terms[edit]

zdravstveni dóm (“health centre”)
gasilski dóm (“fire station”)
študentski dóm (“hall of residence”)
dom starejših občanov (“retirement home”)

Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse dómr (“judgement”), from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈdʊm/

Noun[edit]

dom c

(law) conviction, judgement of court, sentence, verdict, doom
doomsday, the final judgement

Declension[edit]

Declension of dom
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dom	domen	domar	domarna
Genitive	doms	domens	domars	domarnas

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

döma

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin domus.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈdoːm/

Noun[edit]

dom c

dome

Declension[edit]

Declension of dom
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dom	domen	domer	domerna
Genitive	doms	domens	domers	domernas

Etymology 3[edit]

From the common pronunciation of these words.

Pronoun[edit]

dom

(informal) Pronunciation spelling of de.
(informal) Pronunciation spelling of dem.

Declension[edit]

Swedish personal pronouns

Number	Person	Type	Nominative	Oblique	Possessive
Number	Person	Type	Nominative	Oblique	common	neuter	plural
singular	first	—	jag	mig, mej³	min	mitt	mina
	second	—	du	dig, dej³	din	ditt	dina
	third	masculine (person)	han	honom, han²	hans
		feminine (person)	hon	henne	hennes
		gender-neutral (person)¹	hen	henom, hen²	hens
		common (noun)	den	den	dess
		neuter (noun)	det	det	dess
		indefinite	man or en⁴	en	ens
		reflexive	—	sig, sej³	sin	sitt	sina
plural	first	—	vi	oss	vår, våran²	vårt, vårat²	våra
	second	—	ni	er	er, eran², ers⁵	ert, erat²	era
	second	archaic	I	eder	eder, eders⁵	edert	edra
	third	—	de, dom³	dem, dom³	deras
	third	reflexive	—	sig, sej³	sin	sitt	sina

¹Not universally accepted neologism.

²Informal

³Colloquial pronunciation spelling.

⁴Dialectal, also used lately as a gender-neutral alternative to man.

⁵Formal address

Article[edit]

dom

(informal) Pronunciation spelling of de.

Anagrams[edit]

mod

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɔm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɔm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɔm˧˧]

Noun[edit]

dom

(rare) anus, prolapse of the rectum

Volapük[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin domus.

Noun[edit]

dom (nominative plural doms)

house

Declension[edit]

declension of dom

	singular	plural
nominative	dom	doms
genitive	doma	domas
dative	dome	domes
accusative	domi	domis
vocative ¹	o dom!	o doms!
predicative ²	domu	domus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms[edit]

domü

dom

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Etymology 1[edit]

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Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

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Noun[edit]

Related terms[edit]

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Abinomn[edit]

Noun[edit]

Angguruk Yali[edit]

Noun[edit]

References[edit]

Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Inflection[edit]

Related terms[edit]

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Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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Usage notes[edit]

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Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

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Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

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Etymology 4[edit]

Noun[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

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Noun[edit]

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Gothic[edit]

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Indonesian[edit]

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Noun[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

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Etymology 2[edit]

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