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Rom
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Appendix:Variations of "rom"
English
right|thumb|A Rom (Romani) musician in the Czech Republic.
Etymology 1
From en rom rrom Romani man, probably ultimately from en sa डोम member of a caste of itinerant musicians and dancers. See some more information at en Roma. en Dom.
The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of en Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of en tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.
Not related to en Romanian or en Roman.
Pronunciation
rōm UK, en /ɹəʊm/
rōm US, en /ɹoʊm/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Rom.wav US
en əʊm 1
en roam Rome
Proper noun
en rare The Romani language.
Translations
language Romani
Noun
s Roma
A member of the Romani people.
en in particular A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.
Synonyms
member
self-designations Romani, Roma
sometimes offensive Gypsy, gypsy; tzigane
Hyponyms
member Sinto, Romanichal
Translations
a member of the Romani people
Albanian: sq cigan m, sq evgjit m, sq arixhi m
Arabic: ar رُومَانِيّ m; ar غَجَرِيّ m, ar غَجَر
Egyptian Arabic: arz غجرى m ḡagarī, arz نورى m nūrī
Armenian: hy գնչու, hy գնչուհի
Azerbaijani: az qaraçı
Basque: eu ijito
Belarusian: be ром m; be цыга́н m, be цыга́нка f
Bulgarian: bg ром m, bg ро́мка f, bg ро́мче n, bg ци́ганин m, bg ци́ганка f, bg ци́ганче n
Caló: rmq calorró m, rmq calorrí f, rmq zincaló m, rmq zincallí f
Catalan: ca gitano m, ca bomià m (obsolete), ca zíngar m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 羅姆人 Luómǔrén; cmn 吉普賽人 Jípǔsài-rén
Czech: cs Rom m; cs Cikán m, cs Cikánka f
Danish: da roma c, da romani c; da sigøjner
Dutch: nl zigeuner m, nl zigeunerin f
Esperanto: eo cigano, eo roŭmo, eo romao
Estonian: et mustlane
Faroese: fo romi m; fo sigoyni m
Finnish: fi mustalainen, fi romani
French: fr Rom m, fr Rrom m; fr bohémien m, fr gitan m, fr tsigane m f
Georgian: ka ბოშა
German: de Zigeuner m, de Zigeunerin f female; de Rom m, de Roma m-p in plural, de Romni f female; de Sinti und Roma p in plural, de Roma und Sinti p in plural
Greek: el Ρομ m
Hebrew: he צועני m tzo'ani
Hindi: hi रोमा; hi जिप्सी
Hungarian: hu roma; hu cigány
Icelandic: is Rómafólk p, is Rómanir p; is Sígauni m
Italian: it zingaro m, it zingara f
Japanese: ja ロム Romu, ja ロマ Roma; ja ジプシー Jipushī
Kazakh: kk сыған
Korean: ko ^롬; ko ^집시
Latin: la cingarus
Latvian: lv čigāns m
Lithuanian: lt čigonas m, lt čigonė m
Macedonian: mk Ром m; mk Циган m
Maltese: mt żingari m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb sigøyner m, nb sigøynerske f
Nynorsk: nn sigøynar m, nn sigøynerske f
Pannonian Rusyn: rsk Ром m, rsk Ромкиня f
Persian: fa کولی kowli
Plautdietsch: pdt Ziejoon m
Polish: pl Cygan m, pl Cyganka f, pl Rom m, pl Romka f
Portuguese: pt români m f, pt romani m f; pt cigano m, pt cigana f
Romani: rom rrom m, rom rromni f
Romanian: ro rom m; ro țigan m
Russian: ru ро́ма m f, ru рома́л m, ru рома́лка f; ru ром m uncommon; ru цыга́н m, ru цыга́нка f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Ром m, sh Ромкиња f; sh Циган m, sh Циганка f
Latin: sh Rom m, sh Romkinja f; sh Cigan m, sh Ciganka f
Sicilian: scn Gitani
Slovak: sk Róm m, sk Rómka f; sk Cigán m, sk Cigánka f
Slovene: sl Rom m; sl cigan m, sl ciganka f
Spanish: es gitano m, es gitana f
Swedish: sv rom; sv zigenare, sv zigenerska
Turkish: tr Roman; tr Çingene
Ukrainian: uk ром m; uk цига́н m, uk цига́нка f
Vietnamese: vi người Di-gan, vi người Xư-gan, vi người Bô-hê-miên
Volapük: ♂♀ vo zigan, ♂ vo hizigan, ♀ vo jizigan, older term vo cipsan
Walloon: wa djupsyin m, wa djupsyinne f, wa bowemyin m, wa bowemyinne f
Yiddish: yi ראָמ m, yi ראָמני f
a male member of the Romani people
Bulgarian: bg ром m, bg ци́ганин m
Polish: pl Cygan m, pl Rom m
Adjective
-
en rare Romani: of or pertaining to the Roma people.
Translations
Romani
Etymology 2
River +
en Romford.
Pronunciation
rom, en /ɹɒm/
en ɒm 1
Proper noun
1
en short river co/Greater London which flows into the River en Thames.
See also
en Catmull-Rom spline
en ROM
Anagrams
en mor MOR MRO Mor Mor. O/RM OMR ORM RMO
Cebuano
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
m-an Romka
a Roma
cs Cikán
Usage notes
The term cs Cikán is often intentionally derogatory and is therefore considered racist by many. Consequently, careful speakers use this term instead. cs Cikán is still the prevailing term in informal Czech and in historical usage, however.
Declension
m.an.nomplové
Derived terms
cs romský romština
cs People
Danish
Etymology
From da la Rōma city of Rome.
Pronunciation
da [ˈʁʌmˀ]
Proper noun
da proper noun
da Rome Q220,Q18288160,Q2277
da exonyms
Dutch
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Rom.ogg
Noun
m -s,Roma -
nl often in the plural en Rom (member of the Roma people), Romani
nl zigeuner sometimes offensive
French
fr:
Etymology
fr :bor rom:rrom<t:people, person>
From fr rom rrom people, person.
Pronunciation
rome
fr rom Rome Roms
Noun
mf +,Rom
fr usually in the plural sometimes uncountable Roma; Romani people
fr Bohémien Gitan Manouche Tsigane
Usage notes
Some sources such as the Dictionnaire Larousse and the Universalis encyclopedia treat this as uncountable.
Some official institutions, such as the Council of Europe, recommend this must agree in number but not in gender, which is its most common usage.
fr Ethnonyms
German
Etymology 1
de gmw-pro la 1
From de gmh Rōme, from de goh Rōma, a relatinisation of goh Rūma, from de gmw-pro *Rūmu.
Pronunciation
de /ʁoːm/
de De-Rom.ogg
de oːm 1
Proper noun
toponym,,-[rare]:s[rare]
Rome:
de Rome Q220,Q18288160,Q2277 ##
de former province c/Italy Rome
The Italian government
The Holy See (Vatican)
de historical usually specified as en Ostrom etc. Constantinople, Byzantium
Derived terms
de Römer
de römisch
de Römling
de Ostrom
de Westrom
Etymology 2
From de rom rrom Romani man; see there for more.
Pronunciation
de /ʁɔm/ /ʁoːm/
Noun
m,,a ni
de often in the plural Rom (member of the Roma people), Romani
de Zigeuner sometimes offensive
de Sinto
Declension
m,,a
Further reading
Rom_Stadt Rom (Stadt)
Rom_Volksgruppe Rom (Volksgruppe)
de Demonyms
de exonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
no:+a
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb Roma:
nb Rome Q220,Q18288160,Q2277 ##
Derived terms
nb Rom ble ikke bygget på en dag
Old English
ang:
Alternative forms
ang Rūm
Etymology
ang :inh gmw-pro:*Rūmu
From ang gmw-pro *Rūmu.
Pronunciation
Rōm
Proper noun
Rōm f
ang major city c/Italy Rome
ang Rome Q2277
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
ang Æfter þǣm þe Rōmeburg ġetimbred wæs IIII hunde wintra ⁊ II, þætte Cartaina þǣre burge ǣrendracan cōmon tō Rōme ⁊ him ġebudon þæt hīe frið him betwēonum hæfden... Four hundred and two years after the city of Rome was built, ambassadors [from] the city of Carthage came to Rome and proposed that there be peace between them...
Declension
Rōm sg
Derived terms
ang Rēmisċ Rōmāna rīċe Rōmāne Rōmānisċ Rōme burg Rōmfeoh Rōmġesċot Rōmpenning Rōmwaran Rōmwēalas
Descendants
enm Rome 1
Pohnpeian
Etymology
pon en Rome.
Pronunciation
pon /rom/
pon om 1
Proper noun
pon proper noun
pon biblical pon Rome capital emp/Roman Empire
pon book of the bible Romans book of the Bible
Coordinate terms
Noun
pon noun
pon biblical demonym Roman
Adjective
pon adj
pon biblical Roman
References
+ pnp-r.htm#12709
Polish
pl:+owie
Etymology
pl rom rrom, probably ultimately from pl sa डोम member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers.
Pronunciation
LL-Q809 (pol)-Poemat-Rom.wav
Noun
m-pr Romka
Romani
pl Cygan
Declension
<m.pr>
Derived terms
pl adjective romski
Further reading
pl Male people Nationalities
Saterland Frisian
thumb|n Rom.
Etymology
From stq ofs *ram, from stq gem-pro *rammaz. Cognates include fy raam and de Ramme.
Pronunciation
stq /ˈrɔm/
stq Rom
Noun
stq noun m
ram male sheep
Hypernyms
stq Skäip sheep; stq Buk buck
Coordinate terms
stq Oue
References
stq Male animals Sheep
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
sh /rôːm/
Noun
Rȏm m-an Rȍmkinja
en Rom male Romani person
Declension
Rom Romi Roma Roma Romu Romima Roma Rome Rome Romi Romu Romima Romom Romima
sh Ethnonyms
Swedish
sv:
Proper noun
n
sv Rome Q220,Q18288160,Q2277
sv biblical booksv Romarbrevet: Rom., Romans
Related terms
sv romersk romerska romansk romare
See also
sv Romarriket
sv romanskt språk
References
saol
Svensk MeSH
Anagrams
sv mor mor orm
Volapük
vo:
Etymology
From vo de Rom.
Pronunciation
vo /rom/
Proper noun
vo proper noun
vo Rome Q220,Q18288160,Q2277
Declension