rom

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rom"

Languages (23)

Translingual • English

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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

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

Noun

rom

1. needle

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin rhombus (“flatfish”).

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

1. brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)

   Synonym: rèmol

Etymology 2

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:

rom

Wikipedia ^ca

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]

Noun

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

1. rum

Noun

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

1. ROM, read-only memory

Inflection

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

French

Etymology

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

Adjective

rom (plural roms)

1. Roma

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

Middle English

Noun

rom

1. alternative form of ram

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

rom (brennevin)

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology 1

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

rom (fysikk)

Wikipedia ^no

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

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Drikken rom

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rʊmː/

Etymology 1

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

rom

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

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, 2008–2025
• “rom”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

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

Romansch

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