Rom

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.

• (UK) enPR: rōm, IPA^(key): /ɹəʊm/
• (US) enPR: rōm, IPA^(key): /ɹoʊm/

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• Rhymes: -əʊm
• Homophones: roam, Rome

Rom

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

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.

(member):

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

(member): Sinto, Romanichal

Rom (not comparable)

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

Back-formation from Romford.

• enPR: rom, IPA^(key): /ɹɒm/
• Rhymes: -ɒm

Rom

1. A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Thames.

• Catmull-Rom spline
• ROM

• MOR, MRO, Mor, Mor., O/RM, OMR, ORM, RMO

Rom

1. a surname

• IPA^(key): [ˈrom]

Rom m anim (female equivalent Romka)

1. a Roma

   Synonym: Cikán

• 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.

Rom

1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

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Rom m (plural Roms or Roma)

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

   Synonym: (sometimes offensive) zigeuner

Rom m (plural Roms)

1. a Roma

From Middle High German Rōme, from Old High German Rōma, a relatinisation of Rūma, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu.

• IPA^(key): /ʁoːm/

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• Rhymes: -oːm

Rom n (proper noun, genitive Roms or (optionally with an article) Rom, plural (rare) Rom or Roms)

1. Rome:
   1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
   2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
   3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)
   4. Rome (a former province of Italy)
   5. The Italian government
   6. The Holy See, Vatican
   7. (historical, usually specified as Ostrom etc.) Constantinople, Byzantium

• Römer
• römisch
• Römling
• Ostrom
• Westrom

From Romani rrom (“Romani man”); see there for more.

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔm/, /ʁoːm/

Rom m (strong, genitive Roms, plural Roma, feminine Romni)

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

   Synonym: (sometimes offensive) Zigeuner

   Hyponym: Sinto

• “Rom (Stadt)” in Duden online
• “Rom (Volksgruppe)” in Duden online

Rom

1. alternative form of Roma:
   1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
   2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
   3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

• Rūm

From Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu.

• IPA^(key): /roːm/

Rōm f

1. Rome (a major city in Italy)
2. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     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...

Strong ō-stem:

• Middle English: Rome
  • English: Rome
  • Scots: Roum, Rome

Borrowed from Romani rrom, probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔm/

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• Rhymes: -ɔm
• Syllabification: Rom

Rom m pers (female equivalent Romka)

1. Romani

   Synonym: Cygan

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

From Old Frisian *ram, from Proto-Germanic *rammaz. Cognates include West Frisian raam and German Ramme.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔm/
• Hyphenation: Rom

Rom m

1. ram (male sheep)

• Skäip (“sheep”); Buk (“buck”)

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Rom”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /rôːm/

Rȏm m anim (Cyrillic spelling Ро̑м)

1. Rom (male Romani person)

Rom n (genitive Roms)

1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

• Romarriket
• romanskt språk

• Rom in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH

• mor, orm

Rom

1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)