oom

See also: Oom, OOM, -oom, -óom, óom, oöm, and 오옴

English

Etymology

Borrowed from AfrikaansCategory:English terms borrowed from Afrikaans#OOMCategory:English terms derived from Afrikaans#OOM oom. Doublet of eam and ohmCategory:English doublets#OOM.

Pronunciation

Noun

oom (plural ooms)Category:English lemmas#OOMCategory:English nouns#OOMCategory:English countable nouns#OOMCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#OOMCategory:Pages with entries#OOMCategory:Pages with 6 entries#OOM

  1. (South AfricaCategory:South African English#OOM) An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.) [from 19th c.]

See also

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch#OOMCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch#OOM oom, from Middle DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch#OOMCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch#OOM oom, from Old DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch#OOMCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch#OOM *ōm, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#OOMCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic#OOM *awahaimaz (“maternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

oom (plural ooms, diminutive oompie)Category:Afrikaans lemmas#OOMCategory:Afrikaans nouns#OOMCategory:Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header#OOMCategory:Pages with entries#OOMCategory:Pages with 6 entries#OOM

  1. uncle

Descendants

  • → English: oom
Category:af:Family#OOM

Dutch

Etymology

Category:Dutch terms derived from Frankish#OOMCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Frankish#OOMCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#OOMCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#OOM

From Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#OOMCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#OOM oom, from Old DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch#OOMCategory:Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch#OOM *ōm, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#OOMCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#OOM *auhaim (“maternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

oom m (plural ooms, diminutive oompje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#OOMCategory:Dutch nouns#OOMCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#OOMCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#OOMCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#OOMCategory:Pages with entries#OOMCategory:Pages with 6 entries#OOM

  1. Category:nl:Family members#OOMuncle
    Synonym: (Belgium) nonkel

Usage notes

  • The form ome is sometimes used in combination with names; e.g. ome Bob translates to uncle Bob. But it is never encountered on its own: in the phrase ik heb een oom ("I have an uncle"), the form ome cannot be used instead of oom. An exception is the phrase hoge ome.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: oom
    • → English: oom
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: om
  • Negerhollands: noom, nom, noem
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: nom, noom (dated)
  • → Ambonese Malay: om
  • → Indonesian: om
  • → Papiamentu: mò, òn, òmpi (from the diminutive), mo (Aruba), òm (Aruba), omo (Aruba), oom
  • → Sranan Tongo: omu
  • → West Frisian: omme, omke

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Category:Middle Dutch terms derived from Frankish#OOMCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Frankish#OOMCategory:Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#OOMCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#OOM

From Old DutchCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch#OOMCategory:Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch#OOM *ōm, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#OOMCategory:Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#OOM *auhaim (“maternal uncle”).

Noun

ôom mCategory:Middle Dutch lemmas#OOMCategory:Middle Dutch nouns#OOMCategory:Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header#OOMCategory:Middle Dutch masculine nouns#OOMCategory:Pages with entries#OOMCategory:Pages with 6 entries#OOM

  1. uncle, brother of one's parent (originally specifically one's mother)

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative ôom ôme
accusative ôom ôme
genitive ôoms ôme
dative ôme ômen
Category:Middle Dutch strong masculine nouns#OOM

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • “oom”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “oom”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Category:dum:Family#OOM

Wolof

Pronunciation

Noun

oomCategory:Wolof lemmas#OOMCategory:Wolof nouns#OOMCategory:Wolof entries with incorrect language header#OOMCategory:Pages with entries#OOMCategory:Pages with 6 entries#OOM

  1. knee

Yucatec Maya

Alternative forms

  • (Campeche): oon

Pronunciation

Noun

oomCategory:Yucatec Maya lemmas#OOMCategory:Yucatec Maya nouns#OOMCategory:Yucatec Maya entries with incorrect language header#OOMCategory:Pages with entries#OOMCategory:Pages with 6 entries#OOM

  1. avocado
Category:yua:Fruits#OOM Category:Yucatán Yucatec Maya
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