krom

krom

See also: Krom, króm, and krȫm

Breton

Etymology

Borrowed from French chrome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkromː/

Noun

krom m

1. chromium

Derived terms

• ferrokrom
• kromadur
• kromat
• kromañ
• kromek
• kromet
• kromit
• nikrom

 

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kroma (“edge, boundary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrom]

Preposition

krom

1. except, but

Related terms

• kromě

Further reading

• krom in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• krom in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• krom in Internetová jazyková příručka

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Danish

Noun

krom n

1. Alternative spelling of chrom

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɔm/

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• Hyphenation: krom
• Rhymes: -ɔm

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crom, from Old Dutch *krumb, from Proto-Germanic *krumbaz.

Adjective

krom (comparative krommer, superlative kromst)

1. bent, curved, not straight
2. off, weird, irregular, flawed

Inflection

Inflection of krom
uninflected	krom
inflected	kromme
comparative	krommer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		krom	krommer	het kromst het kromste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	kromme	krommere	kromste
	n. sing.	krom	krommer	kromste
	plural	kromme	krommere	kromste
definite		kromme	krommere	kromste
partitive		kroms	krommers	—

Derived terms

• kromheid
• kromhoorn
• kromhout
• kromliggen
• kromme
• krommen
• kromtaal
• kromzwaard

Related terms

• kromming

Descendants

• Afrikaans: krom
• Negerhollands: krom
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: krom
• Petjo: kerom
• → Aukan: koon

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

krom

1. first-person singular present indicative of krommen
2. imperative of krommen

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Esperanto

Etymology

From Russian кроме (krome) and Polish krom.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• IPA^(key): [krom]
• Hyphenation: krom

Preposition

krom

1. except, save
2. besides

Derived terms

• kroma
• krome

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Kalasha

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman). Compare Kashmiri کٲم‎ (kạ̄m).

Noun

krom

1. work

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Lawi

Noun

krom

1. sky

Further reading

• Theraphan L. Thongkum, The place of Lawi, Harak and Tariang within Bahnaric (1997), in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, volume 27

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Norwegian Bokmål

Chemical element
Cr
Previous: vanadium (V)
Next: mangan (Mn)

Noun

krom n (definite singular krommet) (uncountable)

1. chromium (chemical element, symbol Cr)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Chemical element
Cr
Previous: vanadium (V)
Next: mangan (Mn)

Noun

krom n (definite singular krommet) (uncountable)

1. chromium (as above)

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɔm/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔm
• Syllabification: krom

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kromъ.

Preposition

krom

1. (archaic) except, apart from, but [+genitive]

   Synonyms: okrom, oprócz, prócz

2. (archaic) besides, beyond, other than [+genitive]

   Synonyms: okrom, oprócz, prócz

Related terms

noun

• kromka

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

krom f

1. dative plural of kra

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

krom f

1. genitive plural of kroma

Further reading

• krom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• krom in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Bosnian, Serbian): hrȍm

Etymology

Borrowed from French chrome.

Noun

krȍm m (Cyrillic spelling кро̏м)

1. (Croatian) chromium

Declension

Declension of krom

	singular
nominative	krom
genitive	kroma
dative	kromu
accusative	krom
vocative	krome
locative	kromu
instrumental	kromom

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [krom]

Noun

krom

1. inflection of ker:
   1. instrumental singular
   2. dative plural

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Slovene

Chemical element
Cr
Previous: vanádij (V)
Next: mangán (Mn)

Etymology

Borrowed from French chrome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /króːm/, /krɔ́m/

Noun

krọ̑m or krȍm m inan

1. chromium

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	króm
genitive	króma
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	króm
genitive (rodȋlnik)	—
dative (dajȃlnik)	—
accusative (tožȋlnik)	—
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	krómu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	krómom

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	kròm
genitive	krôma
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kròm
genitive (rodȋlnik)	—
dative (dajȃlnik)	—
accusative (tožȋlnik)	—
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	krômu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	krômom

Further reading

• “krom”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Swedish

Chemical element
Cr
Previous: vanadin (V)
Next: mangan (Mn)

Etymology

From French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkroːm/

Noun

krom n (uncountable)

1. chromium
2. chrome plating

Declension

Declension of krom
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	krom	kromet	—	—
Genitive	kroms	kromets	—	—

See also

• kroma

References

• krom in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• omkr.

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Turkish

Chemical element
Cr
Previous: vanadyum (V)
Next: manganez (Mn)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قروم‎ (krom), from French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɾom]
• Hyphenation: krom

Noun

krom (definite accusative kromu, uncountable)

1. chromium (chemical element)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	krom
Definite accusative	kromu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	krom	kromlar
Definite accusative	kromu	kromları
Dative	kroma	kromlara
Locative	kromda	kromlarda
Ablative	kromdan	kromlardan
Genitive	kromun	kromların