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oom

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans oom. Doublet of eam.

Pronunciation

  • (General South African) IPA(key): /??m/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /?m/

Noun

oom (plural ooms)

  1. (South Africa) An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.) [from 19th c.]
    • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 73:
      He raised his glass. ‘Here's to you, Oom Ben,’ he said. ‘Give them hell.’

Anagrams

  • MOO, Moo, moo, omo-

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch oom, from Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *?m, from Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz (maternal uncle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o?m/

Noun

oom (plural ooms, diminutive oompie)

  1. uncle

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *?m, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (maternal uncle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o?m/
  • Hyphenation: oom
  • Rhymes: -o?m

Noun

oom m (plural ooms, diminutive oompje n)

  1. uncle
    Synonym: nonkel

Alternative forms

  • noom
  • ome

Derived terms

  • heeroom
  • oomschap
  • oomzegger
  • oudoom
  • peetoom
  • suikeroom

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: oom
  • ? Indonesian: om
  • ? West Frisian: omme, omke
  • ? Sranan Tongo: omu

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *?m, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (maternal uncle).

Noun

ôom m

  1. uncle, brother of one's parent (originally specifically one's mother)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: oom
    • Afrikaans: oom
    • ? Indonesian: om
    • ? West Frisian: omme, omke
    • ? Sranan Tongo: omu
  • Limburgish: oeam

Further reading

  • “oom”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “oom”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN

Wolof

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??m/

Noun

oom

  1. knee

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oos

English

Noun

oos

  1. plural of oo

Anagrams

  • Oso, Soo, soo

Afrikaans

Adverb

oos

  1. east

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