ziom

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from ziomek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʑɔm/

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• Rhymes: -ɔm
• Syllabification: ziom

Noun

ziom m pers (diminutive ziomuś)

1. (slang) homie, bro, friend

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:znajomy

2. (slang) dude; generic term for a person

   Synonyms: facet, kolo, typ

Declension

Declension of ziom

	singular	plural
nominative	ziom	ziomy
genitive	zioma	ziomów
dative	ziomowi	ziomom
accusative	zioma	ziomów
instrumental	ziomem	ziomami
locative	ziomie	ziomach
vocative	ziomie	ziomy

Further reading

• ziom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ziom in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡si.ˈom]

Noun

ziom (nominative plural zioms)

1. uncle
   • 1940, “Pro yunanef Nedänik”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, pages 30, 37:

     Ziom oba binom bumavan, bumom domis in zif.

     My uncle is an architect, he builds houses in the city.

Declension

Declension of ziom

	singular	plural
nominative	ziom	zioms
genitive	zioma	ziomas
dative	ziome	ziomes
accusative	ziomi	ziomis
vocative 1	o ziom!	o zioms!
predicative 2	ziomu	ziomus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Synonyms

• hiter

Hypernyms

• ter (“uncle or aunt”)

Coordinate terms

• zian (“aunt”)