boum

See also: Boum

French

Etymology

Imitative. The spelling variant boom is borrowed from English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bum/
  • Audio:(file)

Interjection

boum

  1. boom (sound of explosion)

Noun

boum f (plural boums)

  1. dance event

Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

Noun

boum

  1. genitive plural of bōs

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, possibly from Proto-Germanic *bagmaz.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈbɔʊ̯m/

    Noun

    boum m

    1. tree
    2. beam

    Declension

    Declension of boum (strong masculine without umlaut)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein dër boum die boume
    genitive eines dës boumes dër boume
    dative eime dëm boume dën boumen
    accusative einen dën boum die boume

    Descendants

    • Alemannic German: Baaum, Bum, Baim, Baum, Boum
    • Bavarian: Bam, paam, pame
    • Central Franconian: Boom, Baum, Boum, Baam
      • Hunsrik: Baam
      • Luxembourgish: Bam
      • Transylvanian Saxon: bum
    • East Central German:
    • East Franconian: Baam, Bääm
    • German: Baum
    • Rhine Franconian: Baam
      • Pennsylvania German: Baam
      • Palatine German: Baam
    • Yiddish: בוים (boym)

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “B01671”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "boum" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

    Old High German

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      From Proto-West Germanic *baum, possibly from Proto-Germanic *bagmaz.

      Cognate with Old English bēam.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /bou̯m/

      Noun

      boum m (plural bouma)

      1. tree
      2. beam

      Declension

      Declension of boum (masculine a-stem)
      case singular plural
      nominative boum boumā, bouma
      accusative boum boumā, bouma
      genitive boumes boumo
      dative boume boumum
      instrumental boumu —

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      References

      Volapük

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /boˈum/

      Noun

      boum (nominative plural boums)

      1. bomb

      Declension

      Declension of boum
      singular plural
      nominative boum boums
      genitive bouma boumas
      dative boume boumes
      accusative boumi boumis
      vocative 1 o boum! o boums!
      predicative 2 boumu boumus

      1 status as a case is disputed
      2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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