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pomp
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek ????? (pomp?, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from ????? (pémp?, “I send”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p?mp/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??mp/
- Rhymes: -?mp
Noun
pomp (countable and uncountable, plural pomps)
- Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
- A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.
Related terms
- pompous
- pomposity
- hypnopompic
Derived terms
- pomp and circumstance
Translations
Verb
pomp (third-person singular simple present pomps, present participle pomping, simple past and past participle pomped)
- (obsolete) To make a pompous display; to conduct.
- 1640, Ben Jonson, Underwood
- pomp'd for those hard trifles
- 1640, Ben Jonson, Underwood
Further reading
- pomp in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- pomp in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- pomp at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “pomp”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch pomp, from Middle Dutch pompe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?mp/
Noun
pomp (plural pompe, diminutive pompie)
- pump (device for moving liquid or gas)
Danish
Etymology
From German Pomp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?mp/, [p??m?b?]
Noun
pomp c (singular definite pompen, not used in plural form)
- pomp (show of magnificence)
Synonyms
- pragt
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch pompe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?mp/
- Hyphenation: pomp
- Rhymes: -?mp
Noun
pomp f (plural pompen, diminutive pompje n)
- pump (device for moving liquid or gas)
Derived terms
- benzinepomp
- bierpomp
- fietspomp
- maagpomp
- pompen
- scheepspomp
- stadspomp
- voetpomp
- waterpomp
Descendants
- Afrikaans: pomp
- ? Indonesian: pompa
- ? Japanese: ???
- ? Sranan Tongo: pompu
- ? Aukan: pompu
Icelandic
Etymology
Probably a loan word from the Danish pomp, from the French pompe, from the Latin pompa (“display, parade, procession”), from Ancient Greek ????? (pomp?, “a sending”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??m?p/
- Rhymes: -?m?p
Noun
pomp n (genitive singular pomps)
- ceremony, pomp
Declension
Synonyms
- (ceremony, pomp): viðhöfn, skraut
Derived terms
- pomp og prakt
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splendour
English
Noun
splendour (usually uncountable, plural splendours)
- (British spelling) Standard spelling of splendor.
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