genom

See also: Genom and genóm

English

Etymology

From German Genom, coined by German botanist Hans Winkler in 1920 as a blend of Gen (gene) +‎ Chromosom (chromosome).[1][2][3]

Noun

genom (plural genoms)

  1. Dated form of genome.

References

  1. ^ Winkler, Hans (1920) Verbreitung und Ursache der Parthenogenesis im Pflanzen- und Tierreiche[1], Jena: Verlag Fischer, page 165
  2. ^ genom”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  3. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “genom”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɛnom]

Noun

genom m inan

  1. genome

Declension

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɛnom]
  • Hyphenation: ge‧nom
  • Rhymes: -om

Noun

genom

  1. (genetics) genome (complete genetic information of an organism)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative genom genomok
accusative genomot genomokat
dative genomnak genomoknak
instrumental genommal genomokkal
causal-final genomért genomokért
translative genommá genomokká
terminative genomig genomokig
essive-formal genomként genomokként
essive-modal
inessive genomban genomokban
superessive genomon genomokon
adessive genomnál genomoknál
illative genomba genomokba
sublative genomra genomokra
allative genomhoz genomokhoz
elative genomból genomokból
delative genomról genomokról
ablative genomtól genomoktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular
genomé genomoké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
genoméi genomokéi
Possessive forms of genom
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. genomom genomjaim
2nd person sing. genomod genomjaid
3rd person sing. genomja genomjai
1st person plural genomunk genomjaink
2nd person plural genomotok genomjaitok
3rd person plural genomjuk genomjaik

Further reading

  • genom in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch genoom, from German Genom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɛ.nɔm]
  • Hyphenation: gè‧nom

Noun

gènom (plural genom-genom)

  1. (genetics) genome: the complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism

Further reading

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈnom/, /jeˈnoːm/

Verb

ġenom, ġenōm

  1. alternative form of ġenam

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛ.nɔm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnɔm
  • Syllabification: ge‧nom

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Genom.

Noun

genom m inan

  1. (genetics) genome (complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism)
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

genom m inan

  1. dative plural of gen

Further reading

  • genom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • genom in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • genom in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French génome.

Noun

genom n (plural genoame)

  1. genome

Declension

Declension of genom
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative genom genomul genoame genoamele
genitive-dative genom genomului genoame genoamelor
vocative genomule genoamelor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡěnoːm/
  • Hyphenation: ge‧nom

Noun

gènōm m inan (Cyrillic spelling гѐно̄м)

  1. genome

Declension

Declension of genom
singular plural
nominative gènōm genomi
genitive genóma genoma
dative genomu genomima
accusative genom genome
vocative genome genomi
locative genomu genomima
instrumental genomom genomima

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gegnum (dative of gegn/gjegn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːnɔm/
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

genom (not comparable)

  1. through
    Synonym: igenom

Usage notes

Igenom is more idiomatic as an adverb.

Preposition

genom

  1. through (from one side to the other)
    • 1980, Docent Död, “Solglasögon [Sunglasses]”, in Docent [Docent [associate professor, roughly]]‎[2]:
      Bakom mina solglasögon kan jag va' [vara] mig själv. Allting blir så vackert genom ... Genom mina solglasögon är ljuset alltid gult. Allting känns så riktigt bakom ...
      Behind my sunglasses, I can be myself. Everything turns so beautiful through ... Through my sunglasses, the light is always yellow. Everything feels so right behind ...
    Bollen gick rakt genom hålet
    The ball went straight through the hole
    Kulan gick genom armen
    The bullet went through his arm
  2. through (surrounded by (while moving))
    Genom att gå genom skogen sparade vi en halvtimme
    By walking through the forest, we saved half an hour
  3. (with att) by
    Genom att gå genom skogen sparade vi en halvtimme
    By walking through the forest, we saved half an hour
    Fick du reda på det genom att tjuvlyssna?
    Did you find out by eavesdropping?
  4. through, across (of time)
    Poesin talar genom tidsåldrarna
    The poetry speaks through the ages
See also
  • genom hela

Etymology 2

Borrowing from the English genome

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeːnoːm/

Noun

genom n

  1. a genome; the complete DNA of an organism
Declension
  • genomforskning

References

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English genome.

Noun

genom m (plural genomau)

  1. genome

Usage notes

Mutation

Mutated forms of genom
radical soft nasal aspirate
genom unchanged ngenom unchanged

Irregular.

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “genom”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[3] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 202