dom

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Symbol

dom

1. (mathematics) domain

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɒm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɑm/, /dɔm/
• (Australia) IPA^(key): /dɔm/

• Audio (Australia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒm
• Homophones: Dom; domme, Domme, dom/me, Dom/me

Etymology 1

Clipping of dominance, dominant, dominate, or domination.

Noun

dom (plural doms)

1. (BDSM) A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices.

   Alternative form: Dom

   Hyponym: hyperdom

   Coordinate terms: domme, dom/me; sub, switch

2. (BDSM) Domination.

   Hyponym: hyperdom

   Coordinate terms: sub, switch

Derived terms

• daddy dom
• -dom
• dom/me
• dom drop
• domme
• dommy
• Domward
• hyperdom

Translations

person who dominates in BDSM practices

• French: dominateur (fr) m, dominatrice (fr) f, domina (fr) f
• Polish: dominator (pl) m, domina (pl) f
• Portuguese: dominante (pt) m or f by sense
• Russian: господин (ru) m (gospodin), госпожа (ru) f (gospoža)
• Spanish: dominante (es) m or f by sense

Verb

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

1. (slang, BDSM or online gaming) To dominate.

   Hyponym: hyperdom

   Coordinate terms: sub, switch

   • 2006, Bitch: feminist response to pop culture, numbers 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

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

Related terms

• donzel, Dom João

See also

• dom palm (etymologically unrelated)
• non-dom (etymologically unrelated)

References

• "dom" in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

Anagrams

• MOD, MoD, ODM, mod, mod.

Abinomn

Noun

dom

1. gecko

Achang

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /dɔm˧/

Noun

dom

1. trap

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎^[2], Payap University, page 27

Angguruk Yali

Noun

dom

1. mountain

References

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

Bole

Alternative forms

• dòmi (Bara)

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic *dam- (“blood”). Cognate with Ngamo dòm, Maaka dòm and Karekare dṑnù. Compare with Bade tədə́m.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dòm/
• Hyphenation: dom

Noun

dòm

1. blood

References

• Gimba, Alhaji M.; Ali, Malam B.; Bah, Madu (2009), Schuh, Russell G., editor, Bole-English-Hausa Dictionary‎^[3], 2nd edition, Potiskum: Ajami Press, page 39

Chinese

Etymology

Clipping of English condom. Doublet of condom.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dam⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dam⁴
    • Yale: dàhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dem⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐm²¹/

Noun

dom

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) condom

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 避孕套 (“condom”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		避孕套, 安全套, 保險套, 陰莖套
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	避孕套兒, 套兒
	Taiwan	保險套, 衛生套, 套, 套套, 小雨傘 euphemistic, 小雨衣 euphemistic, 小夜衣 euphemistic
	Harbin	保險套兒
	Malaysia	如意套
	Singapore	如意套, 安全套
Cantonese	Hong Kong	避孕套, 安全套, 套, 套套, 避孕袋, 袋, 袋袋, condom, dom, dom dom, 小雨衣 euphemistic, 小夜衣 euphemistic, 如意袋 euphemistic
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	保險套, 保險落
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	保險落
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	保險套
Southern Min	Taipei	sak-khuh GT, 保險套 GT
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	避孕袋, 避孕套
Wu	Shanghai	套子
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Derived terms

• dom dom

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

Declension

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

Declension

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔm/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: dom
• Rhymes: -ɔm

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dom, domp, from Old Dutch dump, 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.

Declension

Declension 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

• allerdomst
• dom blondje
• dombo
• domheid
• domkop
• dommerd
• dommerik
• dommig
• domoor
• domrechts
• domweg
• oerdom
• oliedom
• te dom om te poepen
• van den domme houden
• verdommen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dom
• Berbice Creole Dutch: dum
• Negerhollands: dom, dum
• → Sranan Tongo: don (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

16th-century alteration (after Middle French dome) of Middle Dutch doem, from Old Dutch doem, from Proto-West Germanic *dōm, from Latin domus (“house, building”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm. Compare German Dom (older Thum).

Noun

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

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]

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• 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

Gothic

Romanization

dōm

1. romanization of 𐌳𐍉𐌼

Hlai

Hlai cardinal numbers

<  5	6	7  >
Cardinal : dom

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

dom

1. six

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 (plural dom-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 (plural dom-dom)

1. episcopal cathedral

   Synonym: katedral

2. another major church (often a basilica) which has been granted this high rank

Etymology 3

Various apocopic forms

Noun

dom (plural dom-dom)

1. apocopic form of domino
2. apocopic form of domisili

Further reading

• “dom”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dom.

Alternative forms

• dam, damh, dhom, domh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠomˠ/, /d̪ˠumˠ/, (unstressed) /d̪ˠəmˠ/
• (Ulster) see: domh

Pronoun

dom (emphatic domsa)

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

Etymology 2

From Old Irish dom.

Alternative forms

• am, dom’

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠomˠ/

Contraction

dom (triggers lenition)

1. (Munster) contraction of do +‎ mo, literally “to my, for my”

   Thugas an féirín dom dheirfiúr.

   I gave the present to my sister.

Related terms

Irish preposition contractions

	contracted with							copular forms
base form	an (“the sg”)	na (“the pl”)	mo (“my”)	do (“your”)	a (“his, her, their; which (present)”)	ár (“our”)	ar (“which (past)”)	before a consonant	before a vowel
									present/future	past/conditional
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
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

Noun

dom m (invariable)

1. dominant, top (dominating BDSM partner)

See also

• sub

Javanese

Romanization

dom

1. romanization of ꦢꦺꦴꦩ꧀

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔm/

Noun

dom m inan (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

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

• dumb, domb, dum

Etymology

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

Adjective

dom

1. dumb, unwise, stupid

Inflection

Adjective

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	indefinite	dom	domme	dom	domme
	definite	domme		domme
accusative	indefinite	dommen	domme	dom	domme
	definite			domme
genitive	indefinite	doms	dommer	doms	dommer
	definite	doms, dommen		doms, dommen
dative		dommen	dommer	dommen	dommen

Descendants

• Dutch: dom
  • Afrikaans: dom
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: dum
  • Negerhollands: dom, dum
  • → Sranan Tongo: don (see there for further descendants)
• 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

Middle English

Adjective

dom

1. alternative form of dumb

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.

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

Derived terms

• Nidarosdomen
• Slidredomen

References

• “dom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• ᛞᚩᛗ (dóm) — Franks Casket

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːm/
• Rhymes: -oːm

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 statūtum, Ancient Greek θέμις (thémis)).

Noun

dōm m

1. judgment
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     Ne sċeall nān godes þeġn for sċeattum riht dēman, ac healdan þone dōm ġif godes man sȳ...

     Nor shall one of God's servants decide a law for wealth, but maintain the judgement if he is a man of God...

2. sentence
3. law, statute
   • Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric

     Þis syndon þā dōmas ðe Hloþhære ⁊ Ēadrīc, Cantwara cyningas, asetton. Hloþhære ⁊ Ēadrīc, Cantwara cyningas, ēcton þā ǣ, þā ðe heora aldoras ǣr ġeworhten, ðyssum dōmum þe hȳr efter sæġeþ.

     These are the laws that Hlothhere and Eadric, kings of Kent, laid down. Hlothhere and Eadric, kings of Kent, added these laws listed hereafter to the laws their ancestors created.

   Synonym: ǣ

4. jurisdiction
5. discernment, discretion
6. sway, majesty, power, might
   • c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 83:

     Ac iċ mīþan sċeal monna ġehwylċum dēgolfulne dōm dȳran cræftes, sīðfæt mīnne. Saga hwæt iċ hātte.

     But I should hide from any of men a secret might of worthy craft, a road of mine. Say what I am.

7. fame, repute
   • 10th century, The Seafarer:

     Dagas sind ġewitene, ealle onmedlan eorþan rīċes; nǣron nū cyningas ne cāseras ne goldġiefan swylċe iū wǣron, þonne hī mǣst mid him mǣrþa ġefremedon ond on dryhtlīċestum dōme lifdon.

     The days are gone, whole sheens of Earth’s kingdom; kings were not now, nor emperors, nor gold-givers as once were when they fulfilled most of honors amongst 'emselves and lived in the lordliest glory.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	dōm	dōmas
accusative	dōm	dōmas
genitive	dōmes	dōma
dative	dōme	dōmum

Related terms

• dēman
• -dōm

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 doan

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin de + unde.

Pronoun

dom

1. of whom; of which

Descendants

• French: dont

Old Irish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪oβ̃/

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): /ˈd̪om/

Determiner

dom (triggers lenition)

1. to/for my

Etymology 3

Probably from Latin domus, but at any rate ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from the root *dem- (“to build”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪oβ̃/

Noun

dom ?

1. home
2. house

   Synonyms: atrab, 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

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

Descendants

• Scottish Gaelic: domh

Old Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dem-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *dṓm

Proto-Balto-Slavic *damús

Proto-Slavic *dȍmъ

Old Polish dom

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dȍmъ. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /dɔ(ː)m/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /dɔm/, /dom/

Noun

dom m inan

1. (attested in Greater Poland, Lesser Poland) house (building for living)
   • 1887, 1889 [1395], Józef Lekszycki, editor, Die ältesten großpolnischen Grodbücher, volume II, number 1773, Pyzdry; Gniezno; Kościan:

     Orandowal *iszm do gich domv, by penødze brali, a ony gich nechczeli wzącz

     [Orędował j[e]śm do jich domu, by pieniądze brali, a oni jich nie chcieli wziąć]

   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎^{scan transliteration, transcription}, numbers 83, 3, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament]:

     Wrobl nalazl sobe dom a gardliczya gnazdo, gdze poloszi *kurzota swoia (passer invenit sibi domum et turtur nidum sibi, ubi ponat pullos suos)

     [Wrobl nalazł sobie dom a gardlica gniazdo, gdzie położy kurzęta swoja (passer invenit sibi domum et turtur ni]

2. The meaning of this term is uncertain.
   • 1874-1891 [Fifteenth century], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności‎^{[4], [5], [6]}, volume XVI, page 350:

     Pomyslony dom architipica

     [Pomyślony dom architipica]

3. (religion, usually in collocation with another word, attested in Lesser poland) temple
   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎^{scan transliteration, transcription}, numbers 25, 8, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament]:

     Gospodne, milowal iesm crasø domu twego (dilexi decorem domus tuae)

     [Gospodnie, miłował jeśm krasę domu twego (dilexi decorem domus tuae)]

   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎^{scan transliteration, transcription}, numbers 22, 9, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament]:

     Abich przebiwal w domu boszem na dluge dny (ut inhabitem in domo domini in longitudinem dierum)

     [Abych przebywał w domu bożem na długie dni (ut inhabitem in domo domini in longitudinem dierum)]

   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎^{scan transliteration, transcription}, numbers 121, 9, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament]:

     Ieruszalem!... Prze dom gospodna, boga naszego (propter domum domini dei nostri), szvkal gesm dobra tobe

     [Jerusalem!... Prze dom Gospodna, Boga naszego (propter domum domini Dei nostri) szukał jeśm dobra tobie]

   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎^{scan transliteration, transcription}, numbers 28, 2, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament]:

     Prosicze gospodna w domu swøtem iego (in atrio sancto eius)

     [Prosicie Gospodna w domu świętem jego (in atrio sancto eius)]

   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎^{scan transliteration, transcription}, numbers 134, 2, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament]:

     Ymø panowo ch[w]alcze slughy panowy, gysz stoycze w domw panowem w *stremech domv boga naszego (qui statis in domo domini, in atriis domus dei nostri)

     [Imię panowo, ch[w]alcie, sługi Pana[wi], jiż stoicie w domu panowem, w strzemiech domu Boga naszego (qui statis in domo domini, in atriis domus Dei nostri)]

   • 1930 [c. 1455], “I Esdr”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)‎^{transliteration, transcription}, 7, 16:

     Szrzebro y zloto, ... kaplani, gisz dobrowolnye offyerowaly domv boga swego (domui dei sui), gesz gest w Ierusalem, swyebodnye wezmy

     [Śrzebro i złoto, ... kapłany, jiż dobrowolnie ofierowali domu Boga swego (domui Dei sui), jeż jest w Jerusalem, świebodnie weźmi]

   • 1875 [End of the 15th century], Stanisław Motty, editor, Książeczka do nabożeństwa Jadwigi księżniczki polskiej‎^[7], Modlitewnik Nawojki, page 82:

     Yakom ya przed czya szmyala wnydz w thwoy dom modlythwy

     [Jakom ja przed cię śmiała wnić w twoj dom modlitwy]

4. (with some adjectives, attested in Greater Poland) house; home (place where specialized activities are carried out)
   • 1930 [c. 1455], “IV Reg”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)‎^{transliteration, transcription}, 20, 13:

     (Ezechiasz) vkazal gym dom drogych mascy y zloto, y srzebro, y lektwarze rozmayte, a mascy, a ssødi, y wszitko, czso mogl myecz w swich skarbyech (ostendit eis domum aromatum et aurum, et argentum, et pigmenta varia, unguenta quoque, et domum vasorum suorum, et omnia, quae habere poterat in thesauris suis)

     [(Ezechyjasz) ukazał jim dom drogich maści i złoto, i śrzebro, i lektwarze rozmaite a maści, a sędy i wszytko, cso mogł mieć w swych skarbiech (ostendit eis domum aromatum et aurum, et argentum, et pigmenta varia, unguenta quoque, et domum vasorum suorum, et omnia, quae habere poterat in thesauris suis)]

   • Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa‎^[8], page 449:

     Nye czynczye domv oycza mego domv kupyeczskyego (nolite facere domum patris mei domum negotiationis Jo 2, 16)!

     [Nie czyńcie domu ojca mego domu kupiecskiego (nolite facere domum patris mei domum negotiationis Jo 2, 16)!]

   • Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa‎^[9], page 63:

     Iozeph poyal osyelka... y vyodl y w yeden dom pospolny (diversorium), yenze tedy byl prozny

     [Jozef […] pojął osiełka..., i wwiodł ji w jeden dom pospolny (diversorium), jenże tedy był prozny]

   • 1874-1891 [Fifteenth century], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności‎^{[10], [11], [12]}, volume XLVII, page 359:

     Do nyeczystego domu ad lupanar

     [Do nieczystego domu ad lupanar]

   • 1908 [c. 1500], Bolesław Erzepki, editor, Przyczynki do średniowiecznego słownictwa polskiego. I. Glosy polskie wpisane do łacińsko-niemieckiego słownika drukowanego w roku 1490‎^[13], Lubiń, page 13:

     Nayemny dom conducibilis domus

     [Najemny dom conducibilis domus]

5. (attested in Lesser Poland) house, household; family
   • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎^{scan transliteration, transcription}, numbers 97, 4, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament]:

     Wzpomonøl iest miloserdzu swemu y prawdze swoiey domowi Israhel (domui Israel)

     [Wspomionął jest miłosierdziu swemu i prawdzie swojej domowi Israhel (domui Israel)]

Derived terms

noun

• dom skrycia

Descendants

• Polish: dom, (genitive singular dómu) dóm (Zagórze)
• Silesian: dōm, dům (Steuer's Silesian Alphabet), dum (Vershina)

References

• Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “dom”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
• Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965), “dom”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
• Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “dom”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
• Bożena Sieradzka-Baziur, et al., editors (2011–2015), “dom”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Pass Valley Yali

Noun

dom

1. mountain

References

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

Polish

Alternative forms

• (genitive singular dómu) dóm (Zagórze)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dem-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *dṓm

Proto-Balto-Slavic *damús

Proto-Slavic *dȍmъ

Old Polish dom

Polish dom

Inherited from Old Polish dom.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔm/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔm/, /ˈdom/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -ɔm
• Syllabification: dom

Noun

dom m inan (diminutive domek)

1. house (building for living)

   dom aukcyjny ― auction house

2. home (place where one resides)

   Synonyms: chałupa, chata

   Idę do domu. ― I'm going home.

3. house, household; family (people within a home)
4. household (all affairs associated with a family within a home)
5. (literary) house (royal, aristocratic, or otherwise high-society family)
6. house; home (place where specialized activities are carried out)

Usage notes

The form domie in the locative and vocative is considered dated.

It must be noted, however, that -ie is the regular and productive locative suffix in modern Polish for roots ending with -m or -n. This is reflected in derived terms, such as brand names ending with -dom, and place names (e.g. Dom), for which the ending is always regularized to -ie in the locative.

Compare syn and pan for the same exception.

Declension

Declension of dom

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

Derived terms

adjectives

• bezdomny
• bogaty z domu
• domorosły
• domowy
• z dobrego domu
• z domu

nouns

• bezdomna
• bezdomność
• bezdomny
• Biały Dom
• dom akademicki
• dom bez klamek
• Dom Boży
• dom dziecka
• dom gry
• dom mediowy
• dom modlitwy
• dom otwarty
• dom pasywny
• dom publiczny
• dom spokojnej starości
• dom wariatów
• dom zdrojowy
• domator
• domek
• domokrążca
• domownik
• pan domu
• pani domu

phrase

• dom jest otwarty

proverbs

• głodno, chłodno i do domu daleko
• gość w dom, Bóg w dom
• jak kota nie ma w domu, to myszy harcują
• kto drogi skraca, ten do domu nie wraca
• kto nie ma miedzi, ten w domu siedzi
• w domu powieszonego nie mówi się o sznurze
• wszędzie dobrze, ale w domu najlepiej

verbs

• być gościem w domu impf
• być w domu impf
• nazywać się z domu impf
• nie mieć wszystkich w domu impf
• pełnić honory domu impf
• poczuć się jak w dom pf, czuć się jak w domu impf
• postawić cały dom na nogi pf, stawiać cały dom na nogi impf

Related terms

adverb

• bezdomnie

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), dom is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 32 times in scientific texts, 59 times in news, 39 times in essays, 119 times in fiction, and 124 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 373 times, making it the 134th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

Further reading

• “dom”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[14] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “dom”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[15] (in Polish)
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, et al., editors (2010-2023), “dom”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• “DOM”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 02.06.2023
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “dom”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “dom”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “dom”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 501
• dom in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese dom, don, from Late Latin domnus, a syncopated form of Latin dominus (“lord, master”). The Latin form survived in ecclesiastical usage, evolving in Old Portuguese (and Western Romance) via cluster simplification from -mn- to -m-/-n-, with dom standardizing in Portuguese and don in Spanish.

Alternative forms

• dõ (obsolete, abbreviation)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdõ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdõ/, (dialectal) /ˈdɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -õ
• Homophones: Dom, Dão (Portugal, dialectal)
• Hyphenation: dom

Noun

dom m (plural dons)

1. donation; gift; present
2. (figurative) benefit; merit; advantage; power; privilege
3. (religion) blessing; grace; mercy
4. talent; aptitude; ability; skill; flair
5. (ironic) a knack for negative outcomes or discrediting oneself

Etymology 2

Noun

dom m (plural dons)

1. alternative letter-case form of Dom
   • 1930 January 3, “O novo abbade benedictino [The new Benedictine abbot]”, in Correio da Manhã‎^[16], volume XXIX, number 10742, page 5:

     A comunidade benedictina reuniu-se hontem para eleger o novo abbade, na vaga de d. Ruperto Rudolf, fallecido em São Paulo.
     Foi eleito dom Placido Etaeb.

     The Benedictine community gathered yesterday to elect a new abbot, in place of Dom Ruperto Rudolf, who died in São Paulo.
     Dom Placido Etaeb was elected.

Related terms

• dona f

Etymology 3

Interjection

dom

1. the sound of the low note on a berimbau

References

• "dom" in Infopédia (in Portuguese).
• "dom" in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro (in Portuguese).

Further reading

• “dom”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “dom”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dôme.

Noun

dom n (plural domuri)

1. dome

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *domъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *damús, from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, from the root Proto-Indo-European *dem-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dôːm/

Noun

dȏm m inan (Cyrillic spelling до̑м)

1. home, house

Declension

Declension of dom

	singular	plural
nominative	dȏm	dòmovi
genitive	dȍma	dòmōvā
dative	dȍmu	dòmovima
accusative	dȏm	dòmove
vocative	dȍme	dòmovi
locative	dòmu	dòmovima
instrumental	dȍmom	dòmovima

See also

• kuća

Further reading

• “дом”, in Raskovnik [Dictionary portal Raskovnik of the Institute for the Serbian Language, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts] (in Serbo-Croatian), http://raskovnik.org, 2015–2026

Slovak

Alternative forms

• dům, dúm, dum (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *domъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔm/, [ˈdɔm]
• Rhymes: -ɔm

• Audio (Bratislava):

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Noun

dom m inan

1. house

Declension

Declension of dom
(pattern dub)

	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 Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

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)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

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

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	dóm
gen. sing.	dóma
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	dóm	dóma	dómi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	dóma	dómov	dómov
dative (dajȃlnik)	dómu	dómoma	dómom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	dóm	dóma	dóme
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	dómu	dómih	dómih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	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 (in Slovene), 2014–2026

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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dom	doms
	definite	domen	domens
plural	indefinite	domar	domars
	definite	domarna	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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dom	doms
	definite	domen	domens
plural	indefinite	domer	domers
	definite	domerna	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		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, though it remains limited.

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

References

• “dom”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “dom”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “dom”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• mod

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɔm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɔm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jɔm˧˧]

Noun

dom

1. (rare) anus

References

• Hồ Ngọc Đức, editor (2003), “dom”, in Việt–Anh‎^[17] (DICT), Leipzig: Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details), archived from the original on 12 November 2024

Volapük

Etymology

From Latin domus.

Noun

dom (genitive doma, plural doms)

1. house
   • 1940, “Pro yunanef Nedänik”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, pages 30, 37:

     Ziom oba binom bumavan, bumom domis in zif.

     My uncle is an architect, he builds houses in the city.

Declension

Declension of dom

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dom	doms
Genitive	doma	domas
Dative	dome	domes
Accusative	domi	domis
Predicative1	domu	domus
Vocative	o dom	o doms

1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.

Derived terms

• domü

Further reading

• “dom”, in Vödabuk (in English, Esperanto, and Volapük)