oman

See also: ɔman, Oman, Óman, Omán, and -oman

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Noun

oman m (definite omani)

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Declension

Declension of oman

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	oman	omani	omanë	omanët
accusative		omanin
dative	omani	omanit	omanëve	omanëve
ablative			omanësh

Further reading

• “oman”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980

Czech

oman - Inula helenium

Alternative forms

• woman, voman (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoman]

Noun

oman m inan

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Declension

Declension of oman (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	oman	omany
genitive	omanu	omanů
dative	omanu	omanům
accusative	oman	omany
vocative	omane	omany
locative	omanu	omanech
instrumental	omanem	omany

Derived terms

• oman pravý
• omanový

Further reading

• “oman”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “oman”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoːman]

Adverb

oman

1. down, from above, downwards

   Vindurin kom oman úr fjøllunum.

   The wind came down from the mountains.

Preposition

oman (+ accusative)

1. down (through)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈomɑn/, [ˈo̞mɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -omɑn
• Syllabification^(key): o‧man
• Hyphenation^(key): oman

Adjective

oman

1. genitive singular of oma

Anagrams

• moan

Kanasi

Noun

oman

1. stone

References

• Andrew Pawley et al., "The Trans New Guinea family", in The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide (2018, →ISBN)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ofan. Compare Faroese oman.

Pronunciation

• (Telemark) IPA^(key): [o̞ːmɐ̞n], [o̞ːmɐ̞]

Adverb

oman

1. (dialectal) alternative form of ovan (“from above”)

Polish

oman

Alternative forms

• omana (Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.man/
• Rhymes: -ɔman
• Syllabification: o‧man
• Homophone: Oman

Noun

oman m inan (related adjective omanowy)

1. inula (any plant of the genus Inula)

Declension

Declension of oman

	singular	plural
nominative	oman	omany
genitive	omanu	omanów
dative	omanowi	omanom
accusative	oman	omany
instrumental	omanem	omanami
locative	omanie	omanach
vocative	omanie	omany

Derived terms

nouns

• oman wielki

Further reading

• “oman”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• oman in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic оманъ (omanŭ), from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈman/

Noun

oman m (plural omani)

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	oman	omanul	omani	omanii
genitive-dative	oman	omanului	omani	omanilor
vocative	omanule		omanilor

Serbo-Croatian

òman - Inula helenium

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǒman/

Noun

òman m inan (Cyrillic spelling о̀ман)

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)
2. the related and similar Telekia speciosa syn. Telekia cordifolia

Declension

Declension of oman

	singular	plural
nominative	oman	omani
genitive	omana	omana
dative	omanu	omanima
accusative	oman	omane
vocative	omane	omani
locative	omanu	omanima
instrumental	omanom	omanima

Synonyms

• ànduz

Derived terms

• vèlikī òman, prȁvī òman (“Inula helenium”)

Further reading

• “òman”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
• Oman (biljni rod) on the Croatian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^hr
• Оман (биљка) on the Serbian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sr

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔman/, [ˈɔman]
• Rhymes: -ɔman
• Hyphenation: o‧man

Noun

oman m inan (genitive singular omanu, nominative plural omany, genitive plural omanov, declension pattern of dub)

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Declension

Declension of oman
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	oman	omany
genitive	omanu	omanov
dative	omanu	omanom
accusative	oman	omany
locative	omane	omanoch
instrumental	omanom	omanmi

Derived terms

• oman briský (“Inula britannica, now Pentanema britannicum”)
• oman diviznolistý (“Inula verbascifolia”)
• oman hnidák, oman hnidákový, oman hnidákovitý (“Inula conyzae, now Pentanema conyzae”)
• oman hodvábny (“Inula oculus-christi”)
• oman mečolistý (“Inula ensifolia, now Pentanema ensifolium”)
• oman nemecký (“Inula germanica, now Pentanema germanicum”)
• oman pravý (“Inula helenium (elecampane)”)
• oman přímořský (“Inula crithmoides (golden samphire, now Limbarda crithmoides)”)
• oman srstnatý (“Inula hirta”)
• oman vŕbolistý (“Inula salicina (Irish fleabane)”)
• omanový

Further reading

• “oman”, 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

oman - Inula helenium

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /óːman/

Noun

ọ̑man m inan

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

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
nom. sing.	ọ̑man
gen. sing.	ọ̑mana
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	ọ̑man	ọ̑mana	ọ̑mani
genitive (rodȋlnik)	ọ̑mana	ọ̑manov	ọ̑manov
dative (dajȃlnik)	ọ̑manu	ọ̑manoma	ọ̑manom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	ọ̑man	ọ̑mana	ọ̑mane
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	ọ̑manu	ọ̑manih	ọ̑manih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	ọ̑manom	ọ̑manoma	ọ̑mani

Derived terms

• veliki ọ̑man (“Inula helenium”)

Further reading

• “oman”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English woman.

Noun

oman

1. wife
2. a married woman