dom

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

Translingual

Symbol

dom

1. (mathematics) domain

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English

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU)

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Etymology 1

Clipping of dominator or dominate.

Noun

dom (plural doms)

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

Synonyms

• (dominator): domme (female)

Verb

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

1. (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."

See also

• sub
• switch (one who is willing to take either a sadistic or a masochistic role)

Etymology 2

Noun

dom (plural doms)

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

Etymology 3

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

Noun

dom (plural doms or dons)

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

Related terms

• donzel

Anagrams

• MOD, MoD, ODM, mod, mod.

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Abinomn

Noun

dom

1. gecko

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Angguruk Yali

Noun

dom

1. mountain

References

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

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Danish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥ʌmˀ]
• Rhymes: -ɒm

Noun

dom c (singular definite dommen, plural indefinite domme)

1. sentence
2. conviction
3. judgement
4. verdict
5. (logic) proposition
6. decision
7. damnation, doom

Inflection

Declension of dom

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

Related terms

• dømme

References

• “dom,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

Via German Dom and French dôme from Latin domus Dei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥oˀm], [ˈd̥oːm]

Noun

dom c (singular definite domen, plural indefinite domer)

1. a cathedral

   Synonyms: domkirke, katedral

Inflection

Declension of dom

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

Derived terms

• domkirke
• domprovst
• domsogn

References

• “dom,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔm/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: dom
• Rhymes: -ɔm

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

dom (comparative dommer, superlative domst)

1. dumb, brainless

   Synonyms: stom, achterlijk, hersenloos

2. stupid, silly

   Synonyms: stom, dwaas, gek

3. accidental, thoughtless

   Synonyms: stomweg, domweg

Usage notes

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

Inflection

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	—

Derived terms

• domheid, dommigheid
• domkop, dommerik, domoor
• domweg
• oerdom
• oliedom
• zich van den domme houden

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dom
• Berbice Creole Dutch: dum
• Negerhollands: dom, dum
• → Sranan Tongo: don
  • → Caribbean Javanese: dong
  • → Galibi Carib: don
  • → Saramaccan: dón

Etymology 2

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

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

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

Derived terms

• domdeken
• domheer
• domkapittel
• domkerk
• domklok
• domproost
• domschool
• Domstad
• domtoren

Descendants

• → Indonesian: dom

Etymology 3

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

Noun

dom m (plural dommen, diminutive dommetje n)

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

See also

• don

Etymology 4

Noun

dom m (plural dommen, diminutive dommetje n)

1. Archaic form of duim (“thumb, pivot”)

Derived terms

• dommekracht

References

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

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dom m (plural doms)

1. title of respect given to certain monks and other religious figures

Further reading

• “dom”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Gothic

Romanization

dōm

1. Romanization of 𐌳𐍉𐌼

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Hlai

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *hnom (“six”), from Pre-Hlai *nɔm (Norquest, 2015).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hlai, Baoding) IPA^(key): /tom˥˧/

Numeral

dom

1. six

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦢꦺꦴꦩ꧀ (dom, “needle”), from Old Javanese dom (“needle”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum. Doublet of jarum.

Noun

dom

1. needle

Derived terms

• pedoman

 

Etymology 2

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.

Noun

dom

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

   Synonym: katedral

Etymology 3

Contraction of domino.

Noun

dom

1. (contraction) domino

Further reading

• “dom” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dom.

Alternative forms

• dam, damh, dhom, domh

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

dom (emphatic domsa)

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

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• am
• dom’

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɔmˠ/

Contraction

dom (triggers lenition)

1. (Munster) Contraction of do mo (“to my, for my”).

   Thugas an féirín dom mháthair.

   I gave the present to my mother.

Related terms

Irish preposition contractions

Basic form	Contracted with							Copular forms
	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.

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Italian

Noun

dom m (invariable)

1. dominant, top (dominating BDSM partner)

See also

• sub

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Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, compare Malay jarum.

Noun

dom

1. needle

Romanization

dom

1. Romanization of ꦢꦺꦴꦩ꧀.

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔm/

Noun

dom m (diminutive domk)

1. house

Declension

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

Derived terms

• domacnosć

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “dom”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “dom”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Adjective

dom

1. dumb, unwise, stupid

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• domp

Descendants

• Dutch: dom
• Limburgish: dómb

Further reading

• “domb”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “domp”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page domp

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Middle English

Adjective

dom

1. Alternative form of dumb

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

1. judgement, sentence

Derived terms

• dødsdom
• rettsdom

Related terms

• dømme

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin domus Dei.

Noun

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

1. a cathedral

Synonyms

• domkirke
• katedral

References

• “dom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dómr (“judgement”).

Noun

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

1. judgement, sentence

Derived terms

• dødsdom
• rettsdom

Related terms

• døma, dømme

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin domus Dei.

Noun

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

1. a cathedral

Synonyms

• domkyrkje
• katedral

References

• “dom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːm/

Etymology 1

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

dōm m

1. judgment
2. sentence
3. law, statute

Declension

Declension of dom (strong a-stem)

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

Related terms

• dēman

Descendants

• Middle English: doom, doim, dom, dome
  • English: doom
  • Middle Scots: dome, dume

Etymology 2

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

Verb

dōm

1. first-person singular present indicative of dōn

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Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin de + unde.

Pronoun

dom

1. of whom; of which

Descendants

• French: dont

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Old Irish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doṽ/

Pronoun

dom

1. first-person singular of do: to/for me

Alternative forms

• dam

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dom/

Determiner

dom (triggers lenition)

1. to/for my

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doṽ/

Noun

dom ?

1. home
2. house

   Synonyms: attrab, lann, tech, tegdais, treb

Inflection

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

Derived terms

• dom liacc (“stone house, stone church”)

Descendants

• Scottish Gaelic: domh

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Pass Valley Yali

Noun

dom

1. mountain

References

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

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish dom, 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. [First attested in 1395.]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔm/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔm
• Syllabification: dom

Noun

dom m inan

1. home

   Idę do domu. ― I'm going home.

2. house (building)

   dom aukcyjny ― auction house

Declension

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

adjectives

• bezdomny
• domorosły
• domowy

 

adverb

• bezdomnie

 

nouns

• bezdomna
• bezdomność
• bezdomny
• dom akademicki
• domator
• domek
• domokrążca
• domownik

 

prepositional phrase

• z domu

 

proverb

• gość w dom, Bóg w dom

 

Further reading

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

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dõ (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese don, dõo, from Latin donum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdõ/, [ˈdõ]

• Rhymes: -õ
• Hyphenation: dom

Noun

dom m (plural dons)

1. talent

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Romanian

Etymology

From French dôme.

Noun

dom n (plural domuri)

1. dome

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dôːm/

Noun

dȏm m (Cyrillic spelling до̑м)

1. home, house

Declension

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

See also

• kuća

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Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔm/

Noun

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

1. house

Declension

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

• domový
• domček
• domisko

Further reading

• dom in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Slovene

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dóːm/

Noun

dọ̑m m inan

1. home (house or structure in which someone lives)

Inflection

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

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

Further reading

• “dom”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Sundanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese dom (“needle”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum.

Noun

dom

1. needle

Derived terms

• domdoman
• dongdoman
• padoman

References

• Danadibrata, R.A. (2006) Kamus Basa Sunda, Bandung: Kiblat

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Swedish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʊm/

Noun

dom c

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

Declension

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

Derived terms

• domare
• domedag

 

Related terms

• döma

Etymology 2

From Latin domus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːm/

Noun

dom c

1. dome

Declension

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

Etymology 3

From the common pronunciation of these words.

Pronoun

dom

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

Declension

Swedish personal pronouns

Number	Person	Type	Nominative	Oblique	Possessive
					common	neuter	plural
singular	first	—	jag	mig, mej3	min	mitt	mina
	second	—	du	dig, dej3	din	ditt	dina
	third	masculine (person)	han	honom, han2, en5	hans
		feminine (person)	hon	henne, na5	hennes
		gender-neutral (person)1	hen	hen, henom7	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, ers6	ert, erat2	era
		archaic	I	eder	eder, eders6	edert	edra
	third	—	de, dom3	dem, dom3	deras
		reflexive	—	sig, sej3	sin	sitt	sina

¹Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, and has gained widespread acceptance today.

²Informal

³Colloquial pronunciation spelling.

⁴Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.

⁵Informal, somewhat dialectal

⁶Formal address

⁷Discouraged by the Swedish Language Council

Article

dom

1. (informal) Pronunciation spelling of de.

Further reading

• dom in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• mod

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dom

1. (rare) anus

References

• "dom" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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Volapük

Etymology

From Latin domus.

Noun

dom (nominative plural doms)

1. house

Declension

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

• domü