English

A Rom (Romani) musician in the Czech Republic.

Proper noun

Rom

1. The ethnic designation used by the Romani people from Eastern Europe.
2. (rare) The Romani language.

Translations

Noun

Rom ‎(plural Roms or Roma)

1. A member of the Romani people.
2. (in particular) A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.

Synonyms

• (self-designations) Romani, Roma, Sinti, Romanichal
• (sometimes offensive) Gypsy, gypsy; tzigane

Translations

Adjective

Rom ‎(not comparable)

1. (rare) Romani: of or pertaining to the Roma people.

Translations

See also

• ROM

Anagrams

• MOR, MRO, RMO

Czech

Noun

Rom m

1. (person): Romani

Synonyms

• Cikán

Usage notes

• The term Cikán/cikán is often intentionally derogatory and is therefore considered racist by many. Consequently, careful speakers use the term Rom instead. Cikán is still the prevailing term in informal Czech and in historical usage, however.

Derived terms

• romský
• romština

Danish

Proper noun

Rom

1. Rome

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oːm

Proper noun

Rom n ‎(genitive Roms)

1. Rome

Derived terms

• römisch

Noun

Rom m ‎(genitive Roms, plural Roma)

1. Rom (member of the Roma people), Romani

Synonyms

• (sometimes offensive) Zigeuner

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *rom, *ram, from Proto-Germanic *rammaz. More at ram.

Noun

Rom m

1. A male sheep; ram

See also

• Buk

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rôːm/

Proper noun

Rȏm m ‎(Cyrillic spelling Ро̑м)

1. Rom (male Romani person)

Declension

Derived terms

• Rȍmkinja

Swedish

Proper noun

Rom n

1. Rome (city and ancient empire)

Volapük

Proper noun

Rom

1. Rome

Catalan

Noun

rom m ‎(plural roms)

1. rum

Cornish

Noun

rom m ‎(plural romys)

1. room (in a house)

Synonyms

• 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

French

Adjective

rom m, f ‎(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

Noun

rom ‎(plural romok)

1. ruin

Declension

Derived terms

• romos
• romkocsma

Lojban

Rafsi

rom

1. rafsi of roi.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

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)
2. a room (part of a building)
3. space (room)
4. space or outer space (void outside the earth's atmosphere)

Derived terms

References

• “rom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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)

1. room (space)
2. a room (part of a building)
3. space (room)
4. space or outer space (void outside the earth's atmosphere)

Derived terms

References

• “rom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Adjective

rom ‎(plural rom, comparable)

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

Romani

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit डोम ‎(doma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”). For some more information, see Roma.

Noun

rom m ‎(plural roma)

1. Rom, male Romani
2. husband

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rom]

Etymology 1

From Romani rom.

Noun

rom m ‎(plural romi, feminine equivalent romă)

1. a Romani person, a Rom

Declension

Synonyms

• țigan (offensive)

Etymology 2

From French rhum, German Rum.

Noun

rom n ‎(plural romuri)

1. rum

Declension

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin rāmus.

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) branch (of tree, river, etc.)
2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader, education) subject

Alternative forms

• (Puter) ram

Synonyms

• (branch): (Puter) manzina

Etymology 2

Noun

rom m (plural roms)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) frame, framework

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan) rama
• (Puter) ram

Etymology 3

Noun

rom f (plural roms)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) knot, gnarl

Alternative forms

• (Puter) ram

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish rughn, romn, from Old Norse hrogn, from Proto-Germanic *hrugnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krek- ‎(“frogspawn”); cognate with Danish and Norwegian rogn, Icelandic hrogn, German Rogen, and English roe.

Noun

rom c

1. roe (egg of fish)

Declension

Related terms

• fiskrom
• laxrom
• romkorn
• romläggning
• rommig
• romstinn
• romsäck

Antonyms

• mjölke

Etymology 2

Cognate with Danish rom, Dutch, German, and English rum, of uncertain origin.

Noun

rom c

1. rum (beverage)

Declension

Related terms

• romdrink
• rommästare
• romsmak
• romsort
• romvariant

Synonyms

• sockerrörsbrännvin

Etymology 3

Noun

rom c

1. a Romani person

Declension

Related terms

• romani
• romsk

Synonyms

• resande
• tattare
• zigenare

References

• rom in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• rom in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

Turkish

Noun

rom

1. rum

Volapük

Noun

rom

1. rum

West Frisian

Noun

rom n

1. pride

Synonyms

• grutskens

Adjective

rom (inflected: romme, comparative: rommer; superlative: rommest)

1. proud, dignified

Synonyms

• grutsk