Rom
English
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Etymology 1
From Romani rrom (“Romani man”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”). See some more information at Roma.
The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.
Not related to Romanian or Roman.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊm
- Homophones: roam, Rome
Proper noun
Rom
Translations
Noun
- A member of the Romani people.
- (in particular) A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.
Synonyms
(member):
Hyponyms
(member): Sinto, Romanichal
Translations
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Adjective
Rom (not comparable)
Translations
Etymology 2
Back-formation from Romford.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rom
- A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Thames.
See also
Anagrams
Cebuano
Proper noun
Rom
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
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Usage notes
- The term Cikán is often intentionally derogatory and is therefore considered racist by many. Consequently, careful speakers use this term instead. Cikán is still the prevailing term in informal Czech and in historical usage, however.
Derived terms
Danish
Proper noun
Rom
- Rome (the capital city of Italy)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
- (often in the plural) Rom (member of the Roma people), Romani
- Synonym: (sometimes offensive) zigeuner
French
Noun
Rom m (plural Roms)
- a Roma
German
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rom n (genitive Roms, plural Rom)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
Rom m (genitive Roms, plural Roma, female Romni)
Declension
Further reading
- “Rom (Stadt)” in Duden online
- “Rom (Volksgruppe)” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Rom
- Alternative form of Roma: Rome (the capital city of Italy)
Derived terms
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rōm f
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
From Romani rrom, probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Rom m pers (female equivalent Romka)
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) romski
Further reading
- Rom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Template:R:PWN
Saterland Frisian
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Etymology
From Old Frisian *ram, from Proto-Germanic *rammaz. Cognates include West Frisian raam and German Ramme.
Pronunciation
Noun
Rom m
- ram (male sheep)
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “Rom”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rȏm m (Cyrillic spelling Ро̑м)
- Rom (male Romani person)
Declension
Derived terms
Swedish
Proper noun
Rom n (genitive Roms)
- Rome (the capital city of Italy)
Related terms
See also
Anagrams
Volapük
Proper noun
Rom
- Rome (the capital city of Italy)
- English terms borrowed from Romani
- English terms derived from Romani
- English terms derived from Sanskrit
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/əʊm
- English terms with homophones
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms with rare senses
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English back-formations
- Rhymes:English/ɒm
- en:Rivers in Greater London, England
- en:Rivers in England
- en:Places in Greater London, England
- en:Places in England
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano proper nouns
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- cs:People
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- da:Rome
- da:Cities in Italy
- da:National capitals
- da:Places in Italy
- da:Exonyms
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch irregular nouns
- Dutch masculine nouns
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- German terms derived from Latin
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- Rhymes:German/oːm
- Rhymes:German/oːm/1 syllable
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Rome
- de:Cities in Italy
- de:National capitals
- de:Places in Italy
- de:Historical political subdivisions
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- de:Exonyms
- de:Demonyms
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål proper nouns
- nb:Rome
- nb:Cities in Italy
- nb:National capitals
- nb:Places in Italy
- Old English terms borrowed from Latin
- Old English terms derived from Latin
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English proper nouns
- Old English feminine nouns
- Old English ō-stem nouns
- Polish terms borrowed from Romani
- Polish terms derived from Romani
- Polish terms derived from Sanskrit
- Polish 1-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish personal nouns
- pl:Male nationalities
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Saterland Frisian lemmas
- Saterland Frisian nouns
- Saterland Frisian masculine nouns
- stq:Male animals
- stq:Sheep
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian proper nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- sh:Ethnonyms
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- sv:Rome
- sv:Cities in Italy
- sv:National capitals
- sv:Places in Italy
- Volapük lemmas
- Volapük proper nouns
- vo:Rome
- vo:Cities in Italy
- vo:National capitals
- vo:Places in Italy