roomth

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English rymthe, from Old English rȳmþ (“roominess, spaciousness”) (compare Old English rȳmet (“room, space”)), from Proto-West Germanic *rūmiþu (“roominess”), from Proto-West Germanic *rūm (“roomy, spacious”), equivalent to room (“wide, spacious, roomy”) +‎ -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Dutch ruimte (“room, space”), German Low German Rüümte (“room, space”), German Räumte (“cargo capacity of a ship”), Swedish rymd (“space”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹʊmθ/, /ɹuːmθ/
• Rhymes: -ʊmθ, -uːmθ

Noun

roomth (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Room; sufficient space for a person or thing to occupy; place.
   • 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion:

     But Rydoll, young'st, and least, and for the others pride / Not finding fitting roomth upon the rising side

2. (obsolete) Roominess; spaciousness.

Derived terms

• roomthsome
• roomthy