om-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "om"

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English

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Classical Nahuatl • Cornish • Danish • Dutch • Northern Ndebele • Norwegian Bokmål • Norwegian Nynorsk • Southern Ndebele • Swedish • Xhosa • Zulu

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English

Alternative forms

• omo- (before consonants)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”).

Prefix

om-

1. Alternative form of omo- (“shoulder”).

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with om-

omalgia

omo-

omodynia

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [om-]

Prefix

om-

1. and, plus; forms numerals.

   ōme (“two”) → omōme (“plus two”)

   ēyi (“three”) → omēyi (“plus three”)

   mācuilli (“five”) → ommācuilli (“plus five”)

   mahtlāctli (“ten”) → ommahtlāctli (“plus ten”)

Usage notes

The consonantal sound of the prefix om- undergoes regressive assimilation before non-labial consonants:

• m- becomes n:

  cē (“one”) → oncē (“plus one”)

  nāhui (“four”) → onnāhui (“plus four”)

  chicuacē (“six”) → onchicuacē (“plus six”)

  chicōme (“seven”) → onchicōme (“plus seven”)

  chicuēyi (“eight”) → onchicuēyi (“plus eight”)

  chiucnāhui (“nine”) → onchiucnāhui (“plus nine”)

  caxtōlli (“fifty”) → oncaxtōlli (“plus fifty”)

Derived terms

Classical Nahuatl terms prefixed with om-

cempohualli oncaxtolli

caxtolli once

cempohualli ommahtlactli once

cempohualli oncaxtolli once

cempohualli once

mahtlactli once

ompohualli once

cempohualli onchicome

ompohualli onchicome

cempohualli onchicuace

ompohualli onchicuace

cempohualli onchicueyi

ompohualli onchicueyi

cempohualli onchiucnahui

ompohualli onchiucnahui

caxtolli omeyi

cempohualli omeyi

cempohualli ommahtlactli omeyi

cempohualli oncaxtolli omeyi

mahtlactli omeyi

ompohualli omeyi

cempohualli ommacuilli

ompohualli ommacuilli

cempohualpa ommahtlacpa

cempohualli ommahtlactli

ompohualli ommahtlactli

yepohualli ommahtlactli

caxtolli onnahui

cempohualli ommahtlactli onnahui

cempohualli oncaxtolli onnahui

mahtlactli onnahui

ompohualli onnahui

caxtolli omome

cempohualli ommahtlactli omome

cempohualli omome

cempohualli oncaxtolli omome

mahtlactli omome

ompohualli omome

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi. Cognate with Welsh ym-.

Prefix

om-

1. Forms reflexive verbs, one another, oneself

   ‎om- + ‎golghi (“wash”) → ‎omwolghi (“wash oneself”)

   ‎om- + ‎perthi (“endure”) → ‎omberthi (“balance”)

   ‎om- + ‎profya (“offer”) → ‎ombrofya (“apply (for a post)”)

Derived terms

Cornish terms prefixed with om-

daromdak

daromres

omdhiskwedhes

omwolghi

omwul

omgelmi

omdhal

omhweles

ombellhe

omberthi

omdenna

omdewlel

omdowl

omwodhvos

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse um (“about, concerning”).

Prefix

om-

1. re-, over

   ‎om- + ‎male (“paint”) → ‎ommale (“repaint”)

   ‎om- + ‎klassificere (“classify”) → ‎omklassificere (“reclassify”)

   ‎om- + ‎bestemme (sig) (“decide”) → ‎ombestemme (sig) (“change one's mind”)

2. around

Synonyms

• (re-): gen-, re-

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with om-

ombestemme

omfortolke

omgang

omslutte

omtale

Dutch

Etymology

See om

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Prefix

om-

1. denotes that the action encloses or surrounds the object

   Het kind omklemde haar moeder.

   The child clamped herself around her mother.

Dutch terms prefixed with om-

omarmen

ombinden

ombouwen

omcirkelen

omdijken

omfloersen

omgaan

omstreden

omgeven

omgorden

omheinen

omhelzen

omhullen

omkleden

omklemmen

ommantelen

ommuren

omranden

omringen

omschrijven

omsingelen

omsluiten

omspinnen

omtrekken

omvang

omvatten

omvliegen

omwallen

omwereld

omwikkelen

omwinden

omwoelen

omzeilen

omzomen

omzwermen

omzweven

Northern Ndebele

Etymology 1

Prefix

om-

1. Second-person singular adjective concord; form of omu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

Prefix

om-

1. Class 1 adjective concord; form of omu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 3

Prefix

om-

1. Class 3 adjective concord; form of omu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

See om

Prefix

om-

1. around
2. re-

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with om-

ombestemme

ombygd

ombygget

omdanne

omdefinere

omdirigere

omdiskutert

omdreining

omdøpe

omegn

omforme

omgi

omgjøre

omgruppere

omgå

omkamp

omkjøring

omklassifisere

omkomme

omkranse

omland

omløp

omorganisere

omringe

omriss

omskjære

omskrive

omslutte

omsorg

omstart

omstille

omstridd

omstridt

omsverme

omtale

omtanke

omvei

omverden

References

• “om-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

See om

Prefix

om-

1. around
2. re-

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with om-

ombestemme

omdiskutert

omdøype

omgjeva

omkamp

omkomme

omkranse

omland

omlyd

omløp

omriss

omsetja

omsetje

omsetta

omsette

omskrive

omsorg

omstart

omstridd

omtanke

Southern Ndebele

Etymology 1

Prefix

om-

1. Second-person singular adjective concord; form of omu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

Prefix

om-

1. Class 1 adjective concord; form of omu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 3

Prefix

om-

1. Class 3 adjective concord; form of omu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Swedish

Etymology

From om.

Prefix

om-

1. around, about

   Synonym: kring-

   ‎om- + ‎ring (“ring”) → ‎omringa (“surround”)

   ‎om- + ‎slingra (“slither”) → ‎omslingra (“entwine”)

   ‎om- + ‎skära (“cut”) → ‎omskära (“circumcise (of which it is a calque)”)

2. about

   ‎om- + ‎tala (“speak”) → ‎omtalad (“talked about”)

3. re-, again, over

   Synonyms: (less common) gen-, re-

   ‎om- + ‎klassificera (“classify”) → ‎omklassificera (“reclassify”)

References

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

Xhosa

Etymology 1

Prefix

om-

1. Second-person singular adjective concord.

Etymology 2

Prefix

om-

1. Class 1 adjective concord.

Etymology 3

Prefix

om-

1. Class 3 adjective concord.

Zulu

Etymology 1

Prefix

ṓḿ-

1. Second-person singular adjective concord; form of omu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 2

Prefix

ṓḿ-

1. Class 1 adjective concord; form of omu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

Etymology 3

Prefix

ṓḿ-

1. Class 3 adjective concord; form of omu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “om-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “om-”