Ohm

See also: ohm

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːm/

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Etymology 1

From northern Middle High German ōem and Middle Low German ōm, with reduction of the unstressed ultima and regular loss of intervocalic -h- from Old High German ōheim, Old Saxon *ōhēm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”).

Noun

Ohm m (strong, genitive Ohms, plural Ohme or Ohms)

1. (archaic, especially informal) alternative form of Oheim (“uncle”)

Declension

Declension of Ohm [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ohm	die	Ohme, Ohms
genitive	eines	des	Ohms	der	Ohme, Ohms
dative	einem	dem	Ohm	den	Ohmen, Ohms
accusative	einen	den	Ohm	die	Ohme, Ohms

Related terms

• Ihmchen (probably)

Etymology 2

From the noun (etymology 1).

Proper noun

Ohm m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Ohms)

1. a surname

Etymology 3

From the physicist Georg Ohm.

Noun

Ohm n (strong, genitive Ohms, plural Ohm)

1. ohm (unit of electrical resistance)

Declension

Declension of Ohm [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ohm	die	Ohm
genitive	eines	des	Ohms	der	Ohm
dative	einem	dem	Ohm	den	Ohm
accusative	ein	das	Ohm	die	Ohm