dom

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

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

dom

  1. (mathematics) domain

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (AU)(file)

Etymology 1[edit]

Clipping of dominator or dominate.

Noun[edit]

dom (plural doms)

  1. 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)

  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[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom (plural doms)

  1. 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)

  1. A title formerly borne by member of the high nobility of Portugal and Brazil
Related terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Abinomn[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom

  1. gecko

Angguruk Yali[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom

  1. mountain

References[edit]

Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]
Declension of dom
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dom dommen domme dommene
genitive doms dommens dommes dommenes
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Via German Dom and French dôme from Latin domus Dei.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈd̥oˀm], [ˈd̥oːm]

Noun[edit]

dom c (singular definite domen, plural indefinite domer)

  1. a cathedral
    Synonyms: domkirke, katedral
Inflection[edit]
Declension of dom
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dom domen domer domerne
genitive doms domens domers domernes
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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)

  1. dumb, brainless
    Synonyms: stom, achterlijk, hersenloos
  2. stupid, silly
    Synonyms: stom, dwaas, gek
  3. accidental, thoughtless
    Synonyms: stomweg, domweg
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 —
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: dom
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: dum
  • Negerhollands: dom, dum
  • → Sranan Tongo: don

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)

  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[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)

  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[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom m (plural dommen, diminutive dommetje n)

  1. Archaic form of duim (“thumb, pivot”)
Derived terms[edit]

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]

Noun[edit]

dom m (plural doms)

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

Further reading[edit]

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

dōm

  1. Romanization of 𐌳𐍉𐌼

Hlai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

dom

  1. six

Indonesian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

dom

  1. needle
Derived terms[edit]

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.

Noun[edit]

dom

  1. 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.

Noun[edit]

dom

  1. (contraction) domino

Further reading[edit]

Irish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish dom.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

dom (emphatic domsa)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Contraction[edit]

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[edit]
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.

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom m (invariable)

  1. dominant, top (dominating BDSM partner)

See also[edit]

Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

dom

  1. needle

Romanization[edit]

dom

  1. Romanization of ꦢꦺꦴꦩ꧀.

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom m (diminutive domk)

  1. 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

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

dom

  1. dumb, unwise, stupid

Inflection[edit]

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Middle English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

dom

  1. 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)

  1. judgement, sentence
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Ultimately from Latin domus Dei.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a cathedral
Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse dómr (“judgement”).

Noun[edit]

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

  1. judgement, sentence
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Ultimately from Latin domus Dei.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a cathedral
Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

  1. judgment
  2. sentence
  3. law, statute
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]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

dōm

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dōn

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin de + unde

Pronoun[edit]

dom

  1. of whom; of which

Descendants[edit]

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

dom

  1. first-person singular of do: to/for me
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

dom (triggers lenition)

  1. to/for my

Etymology 3[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom ?

  1. home
  2. house
    Synonyms: attrab, lann, tech, tegdais, treb
Inflection[edit]
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[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Scottish Gaelic: domh

Pass Valley Yali[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom

  1. mountain

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Inherited 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]

Noun[edit]

dom m inan

  1. home
    Idę do domu. ― I'm going home.
  2. house (building)
    dom aukcyjny ― auction house

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
adverb
nouns
prepositional phrase

Further reading[edit]

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

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • dõ (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology[edit]

From Old Portuguese don, dõo, from Latin donum.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom m (plural dons)

  1. gift (clarification of this definition is needed)
  2. talent

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French dôme.

Noun[edit]

dom n (plural domuri)

  1. 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]

Noun[edit]

dȏm m (Cyrillic spelling до̑м)

  1. 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

See also[edit]

Slovak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. 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]

Further reading[edit]

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

Slovene[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dọ̑m m inan

  1. 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]

Further reading[edit]

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

Sundanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

dom

  1. needle

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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

Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom c

  1. (law) conviction, judgement of court, sentence, verdict, doom
  2. 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]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin domus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom c

  1. 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

  1. (informal) Pronunciation spelling of de.
  2. (informal) Pronunciation spelling of dem.
Declension[edit]
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
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[edit]

dom

  1. (informal) Pronunciation spelling of de.

Anagrams[edit]

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dom

  1. (rare) anus

References[edit]

Volapük[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin domus.

Noun[edit]

dom (nominative plural doms)

  1. 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]

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