different between boum vs soiree

French

Etymology

Imitative. The spelling variant boom is borrowed from English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bum/

Interjection

boum

1. boom (sound of explosion)

Noun

boum f (plural boums)

1. dance event

Derived terms

• surboum

Further reading

• “boum” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Noun

boum

1. genitive plural of b?s

Old High German

Alternative forms

• poum, paum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *baum, whence also Old English b?am.

Noun

boum m (plural bouma)

1. tree, beam

Declension

Descendants

• Middle High German: boum
  • Alemannic German: Baaum, Bum, Baim, Baum, Boum

    Swabian: Boum, Boom

    Walser: böim, baum, bem

  • Bavarian: Bam, paam, pame

    Cimbrian: póom, puam, pome

    Mòcheno: pa'm

  • Central Franconian: Boom, Baam, Baum, Boum

    Hunsrik: Baam

    Luxembourgish: Bam

    Transylvanian Saxon: bum

  • East Central German:

    Erzgebirgisch: Baam

    Upper Saxon: Boom, Baam

    Vilamovian: baojm, boum

  • East Franconian: Baam, Bääm
  • German: Baum
  • Rhine Franconian: Baam

    Pennsylvania German: Baam

    Palatine German: Baam

  • Yiddish: ????? (boym)

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo?um/

Noun

boum (nominative plural boums)

1. bomb

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• soirée

Etymology

Borrowed from French soirée (“evening activity”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?sw????e?/
• Rhymes: -e?

Noun

soiree (plural soirees)

1. A formal evening party.

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