omme

See also: Omme and ömme

Danish

Etymology

Formed from om, following the pattern of bort and borte.

Adverb

omme

1. in a place that you get to by walking around and behind something
2. (used with være) ended, over, finished, concluded

References

• “omme” in Den Danske Ordbog

Mayo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hombre (“man”), from Old Spanish omne, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ.

Noun

omme

1. male friend

Interjection

omme

1. Hey, man!

References

• Collard, Howard; Collard, Elisabeth Scott (1984), Castellano-mayo, mayo-castellano (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 6)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 54, 170

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

• ombe, om

Etymology

From Old Dutch umbi, umbe, from Proto-Germanic *umbi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈomːə/

Preposition

omme

1. around, about
2. at around (a time)
3. for, for the purpose of
4. (sometimes with te) in order to
5. in exchange for

Adverb

omme

1. around, about

Descendants

• Dutch: om
  • Afrikaans: om
• Limburgish: ómb, óm

Further reading

• “ombe (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “ombe (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “omme (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Norwegian Bokmål

Adverb

omme

1. Something that is over, has ended

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adverb

omme

1. Something that is over, has ended

Tarantino

Noun

omme m

1. man