bom

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bom"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Berom.

Symbol

bom

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Berom.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Berom terms

Abinomn

Noun

bom

1. earth

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bom, from French bombe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔm/

• Audio:

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Noun

bom (plural bomme, diminutive bommetjie)

1. bomb, explosive
2. (figurative) bombshell (something sensational, amazing or controversial)

Derived terms

• atoombom
• kernbom
• tydbom

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

bom

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German bōm (“tree”), from Proto-Germanic *baumaz, *bagmaz, compare German Baum and English beam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈb̥ɔmˀ]

Noun

bom c (singular definite bommen, plural indefinite bomme)

1. bar, tollbar
2. barrier (rail)
3. beam

Inflection

Declension of bom

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bom	bommen	bomme	bommene
genitive	boms	bommens	bommes	bommenes

References

“bom” in Den Danske Ordbog