rom

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rom"

Languages (24)

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Romani or abbreviation of Romani rromani ćhib.

Symbol

rom

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Romani.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Romani terms

English

Adjective

rom (not comparable)

1. (proofreading) Abbreviation of roman.

See also

• romcom, rom-com, rom com

Anagrams

• MOR, MRO, Mor, Mor., O/RM, OMR, ORM, RMO

Aghu Tharrnggala

Noun

rom

1. belly

Further reading

• Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

Angloromani

Alternative forms

• rommi, rowm, rum

Etymology

Inherited from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

Noun

rom

1. Romani man
2. husband
3. bridegroom

Atayal

Etymology

From Proto-Atayalic *dagum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum. Cognate with Paiwan djaum, Puyuma daum, Thao lhalhum.

Noun

rom

1. needle

References

• “rom”, in 原住民族語言線上辭典 [Online Dictionary of Indigenous Languages]‎^[1] (in Mandarin), Taipei: 財團法人原住民族語言研究發展基金會 [Indigenous Languages Research and Development Foundation], 2014–2026
• Paul Jen-kuei Li (李壬癸) (1996), 宜蘭縣南島民族與語言 [The Formosan Tribes and Languages in Yilan]‎^[2] (in Chinese), Yilan: Yilan County Government, →ISBN, page 207

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈrum]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈrom]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin rhombus (“flatfish”).

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

1. brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)

   Synonym: rèmol

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English rum.

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

1. rum

Further reading

• “rom”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Cornish

Alternative forms

• (Revived Middle Cornish) roum

Noun

rom m (plural romys)

1. (Revived Late Cornish) room (in a house)

   Synonym: stevel

Derived terms

• rom gortos

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔm/, [ʁʌmˀ]

Etymology 1

From English rum

Noun

rom c (singular definite rommen, not used in plural form)

1. rum

Declension

Declension of rom

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	rom	rommen
genitive	roms	rommens

Etymology 2

From English ROM

Noun

rom c (singular definite rommen or rom'en, plural indefinite rommer or rom'er)

1. ROM, read-only memory

Declension

Declension of rom

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rom	rommen rom'en	rommer rom'er	rommerne rom'erne
genitive	roms	rommens rom'ens	rommers rom'ers	rommernes rom'ernes

See also

• cd-rom
• ram

References

• “rom” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔm/

• Audio (France (Paris)):

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• Homophones: Rom, Rome, Roms

Adjective

rom (plural roms)

1. (relational, sometimes invariable) Roma

Usage notes

• Some sources such as the Dictionnaire Larousse treat this as invariable, but the feminine rome is sometimes used. See also Rom.

Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from romlik, created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrom]
• Hyphenation: rom
• Rhymes: -om

Noun

rom (plural romok)

1. ruin

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	rom	romok
accusative	romot	romokat
dative	romnak	romoknak
instrumental	rommal	romokkal
causal-final	romért	romokért
translative	rommá	romokká
terminative	romig	romokig
essive-formal	romként	romokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	romban	romokban
superessive	romon	romokon
adessive	romnál	romoknál
illative	romba	romokba
sublative	romra	romokra
allative	romhoz	romokhoz
elative	romból	romokból
delative	romról	romokról
ablative	romtól	romoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	romé	romoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	roméi	romokéi

Possessive forms of rom

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	romom	romjaim
2nd person sing.	romod	romjaid
3rd person sing.	romja	romjai
1st person plural	romunk	romjaink
2nd person plural	romotok	romjaitok
3rd person plural	romjuk	romjaik

Derived terms

• romos

Compound words

• romkocsma

Further reading

• rom in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Kuku-Thaypan

Noun

rom

1. belly

References

• Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French rhum.

Noun

rom

1. rum (a spirit distilled from various preparations of sugarcane, particularly fermented cane sugar and molasses)

References

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 278
• Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 926

Middle English

Noun

rom

1. alternative form of ram

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From English rum.

Noun

rom m (definite singular rommen)

1. rum (alcoholic beverage)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rúm.

Noun

rom n (definite singular rommet, indefinite plural rom, definite plural romma or rommene)

1. room (space, part of a building)
2. space (room)
3. space or outer space (void outside the earth's atmosphere)

Derived terms

• albuerom
• baderom
• bagasjerom
• hotellrom
• hulrom
• klasserom
• klokkerom
• lagerrom
• lasterom
• luftrom
• maskinrom
• mellomrom
• motorrom
• mørkerom
• møterom
• oppholdsrom
• pusterom
• romfart
• romfartøy
• romferge
• romferje
• romjul
• romlig
• romme
• romprogram
• romskip
• romsonde
• romstasjon
• romtemperatur
• romtid
• soverom
• styrerom
• tidsrom
• venterom
• verdensrom

Etymology 3

Verb

rom

1. imperative of romme

References

• “rom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rʊmː/

Etymology 1

From English rum.

Noun

rom m (definite singular rommen)

1. rum (alcoholic beverage)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rúm. Akin to English room.

Noun

rom n (definite singular rommet, indefinite plural rom, definite plural romma)

1. room (space, part of a building)
2. space (room)
3. space or outer space (void outside the earth's atmosphere)

Derived terms

• baderom
• bagasjerom
• hotellrom
• klasserom
• klokkerom
• lagerrom
• lasterom
• luftrom
• maskinrom
• mellomrom
• motorrom
• mørkerom
• møterom
• oppholdsrom
• pusterom
• romfart
• romfartøy
• romjul
• romme
• romprogram
• romskip
• romsonde
• romstasjon
• romtemperatur
• romtid
• soverom
• styrerom
• tidsrom
• venterom

References

• “rom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ/ [ˈhõ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ/ [ˈhõ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ/ [ˈχõ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁõ/

• Hyphenation: rom

Adjective

rom (invariable)

1. Romani (of or relating to the Roma people)

   Synonyms: cigano, roma

Noun

rom m (plural rons or roms)

1. a member of the Romani people

Further reading

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

Romani

Noun

rom m anim (plural roma)

1. alternative form of rrom (“Romani man; husband”)

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rom]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba).

Noun

rom m (plural romi, feminine equivalent romă)

1. a Romani person, a Rom

   Synonym: (offensive) țigan

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	rom	romul	romi	romii
genitive-dative	rom	romului	romi	romilor
vocative	romule		romilor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French rhum or German Rum.

Noun

rom n (plural romuri)

1. rum

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	rom	romul	romuri	romurile
genitive-dative	rom	romului	romuri	romurilor
vocative	romule		romurilor

Romansh

Etymology 1

From Latin rāmus.

Alternative forms

• ram (Puter)

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) branch (of tree, river, etc.)

   Synonym: (Puter) manzina

2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader, education) subject

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• ram (Puter)
• rama (Sursilvan)

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) frame, framework

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• ram (Puter)

Noun

rom f (plural roms)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) knot, gnarl

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish rughn, romn, from Old Norse hrogn, from Proto-Germanic *hrugnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“frogspawn”); cognate with Danish and Norwegian rogn, Icelandic hrogn, German Rogen, and English roe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔm/
• IPA^(key): /rʊm/
  • Homophone: Rom
• Rhymes: -ɔm, -ʊm

Noun

rom c

1. roe (egg of fish)

   Antonym: mjölke

Declension

Declension of rom

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rom	roms
	definite	rommen	rommens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• fiskrom
• laxrom
• romkorn
• romläggning
• rommig
• romstinn
• romsäck

Etymology 2

From English rum. Cognate with Danish rom, Dutch and German rum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔm/
• IPA^(key): /rʊm/
  • Homophone: Rom
• Rhymes: -ɔm, -ʊm

Noun

rom c

1. rum (beverage)

   Synonym: sockerrörsbrännvin

Declension

Declension of rom

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rom	roms
	definite	rommen	rommens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• romdrink
• rommästare
• romsmak
• romsort
• romvariant

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Romani rrom, from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”) or डोम्ब (ḍomba), ultimately of Dravidian origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːm/
• Rhymes: -oːm

Noun

rom c (feminine: romska)

2. a Romani person

   Synonyms: resande, tattare, zigenare

Declension

Declension of rom

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rom	roms
	definite	romen	romens
plural	indefinite	romer	romers
	definite	romerna	romernas

Related terms

• romani
• romsk

References

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

Anagrams

• mor, orm

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from English rum. Compare Gagauz rom (“rum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾom/
• Hyphenation: rom

Noun

rom (definite accusative romu, plural romlar)

1. rum

Declension

Declension of rom

singular plural nominative rom romlar definite accusative romu romları dative roma romlara locative romda romlarda ablative romdan romlardan genitive romun romların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular romum romlarım 2nd singular romun romların 3rd singular romu romları 1st plural romumuz romlarımız 2nd plural romunuz romlarınız 3rd plural romları romları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular romumu romlarımı 2nd singular romunu romlarını 3rd singular romunu romlarını 1st plural romumuzu romlarımızı 2nd plural romunuzu romlarınızı 3rd plural romlarını romlarını dative singular plural 1st singular romuma romlarıma 2nd singular romuna romlarına 3rd singular romuna romlarına 1st plural romumuza romlarımıza 2nd plural romunuza romlarınıza 3rd plural romlarına romlarına locative singular plural 1st singular romumda romlarımda 2nd singular romunda romlarında 3rd singular romunda romlarında 1st plural romumuzda romlarımızda 2nd plural romunuzda romlarınızda 3rd plural romlarında romlarında ablative singular plural 1st singular romumdan romlarımdan 2nd singular romundan romlarından 3rd singular romundan romlarından 1st plural romumuzdan romlarımızdan 2nd plural romunuzdan romlarınızdan 3rd plural romlarından romlarından genitive singular plural 1st singular romumun romlarımın 2nd singular romunun romlarının 3rd singular romunun romlarının 1st plural romumuzun romlarımızın 2nd plural romunuzun romlarınızın 3rd plural romlarının romlarının

Volapük

Noun

rom

1. rum

Welsh Romani

Noun

rom m

1. husband

   Antonym: romni

Derived terms

• romavel
• romaviben
• romedo
• romengo
• romerdo
• romerel
• romeriben
• romerimasko
• romesko

References

• “rom” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

West Frisian

Noun

rom n (plural [please provide])

1. pride

   Synonym: grutskens

References

• “rom (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011