om-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "om"

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-

omwolghi

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

omtale

Dutch

Etymology

See om

Pronunciation

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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

omgi

omkamp

omkomme

omkranse

omland

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 (SO)
• om in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• om in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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-”