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om-

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Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Prefix

om-

  1. and, plus; forms numerals.
    ōme (two)omōme (plus two)
    ēyi (three)omēyi (plus three)

Usage notes

The consonantal sound of the prefix om- undergoes regressive assimilation (where a consonantal sound assimilates into the one that follows it) in some situations:

  • m- becomes n:
    (one)oncē (plus one)
    nāhui (four)onnāhui (plus four)

Derived terms

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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

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

Derived terms

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.
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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

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

See om

Prefix

om-

  1. around
  2. re-

References

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

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

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