nom

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nom"

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /nɒm/
(US) IPA: /nɑm/
Rhymes: -ɒm

Etymology 1

Short form of various words.

Noun

nom (plural noms)

(informal) Clipping of nomination.
- 2000 May 30, "Webmaster -- Kevin Stroud" (username), "Re: RBL nomination for 195.235.113.140 (mail.teleline.es) -- 5th supporting email, in news.admin.net-abuse.email, Usenet:
  I have already submitted a revised (in terms of format) nomination. […] In the future I will try to better organize my information (one message per nom, snip out excess spam if I post, etc.).
- 2001 July 17, "William Tunstall-Pedoe" (username), "problems/suggestions for this group", in alt.anagrams, Usenet:
  The obvious way to reduce the number of noms is to increase the standard.
- 2010 February 13, "Juan F. Lara" (username), "2/5-7 Weekend BoxOffice", in rec.arts.animation and rec.arts.disney.animation, Usenet:
  Particularly "Mr. Fox" now that it has an Oscar nom to boast about.
(informal) Clipping of nominator.
(informal) Clipping of nominee.

Verb

nom (third-person singular simple present noms, present participle nomming, simple past and past participle nommed)

(transitive, informal) Clipping of nominate.
- 1998, "blaque" (username), "A Teeny Favor (Was: Re: NOMINATION: Ms A.T. Rookie (fwd)", in alt.tasteless, Usenet:
  I have a little request to make. When you kids nom, do you think you could make clear who it is you're nomming -- and maybe even include the article headers for the voters (and the judge) -- many of whom are not psychics?
- 2001, "William Tunstall-Pedoe" (username), "problems/suggestions for this group", in alt.anagrams, Usenet:
  Quite a big percentage of the anagrams posted here get nommed - IMO it should only be around 20% or so.
- 2007, Variety staff, "Composer Prince dies" (obituary):
  Emmy-nommed composer Robert Prince died March 4 in Los Angeles after a brief illness.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic, variant of num, num-num. Attested 2004 as om nom, om nom nom,[1] popularized from 2007 in internet use, second place in American Dialect Society "Word of the Year" 2010.[2] From the catchphrase of Cookie Monster on Sesame Street, as at the end of “C Is For Cookie” (1971), made when devouring cookies. However, as late as 2009, this was canonically written with a ‘u’, as in S is For School! (2006), as “num num”, or in the press kit for the 40th season (2009), as “un num num num num”;[3] by 2013 this was changed to the now-popular nom.[4][5]

Interjection

nom

(colloquial) Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating. Commonly used as "nom nom nom".
[to a baby]
You are so cute, I could just eat you right up! Nom nom nom.

Translations

interjection to denote enjoyment of eating

Finnish: nam (fi)
Hungarian: nyam, nyam-nyam
Japanese: ぱくぱく (pakupaku)
Polish: mniam (pl)
Russian: ммм (mmm), уммм (ummm)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ња̀м, ња̀м-ња̀м
Roman: njàm (sh), njàm-njàm
Vietnamese: măm (vi), măm măm

Verb

nom (third-person singular simple present noms, present participle nomming, simple past and past participle nommed)

(colloquial) To eat with noisy enjoyment. [+ on (object)]

Related terms

nom nom nom
num
num-num
om nom nom
yum
yum yum

Translations

to eat with enjoyment

Danish: gnufle

Usage notes

Considered annoying and childish by some.[5][6]

References

on nom, Urban Dictionary
“App” 2010 Word of the Year, as voted by American Dialect Society
“Season 40 Press Kit -- Muppet Bios”, in Sesame Workshop‎, 2009, archived from the original on 2009-10-10, retrieved 5 March 2022
“Nom”, Muppet Wiki
Hatic, Dana (2016-11-02), “The Origins of the Annoyingly Trendy Word 'Nom', Explained”, in Eater‎
“Nom Nom: Why That Phrase (Or Nom, Or Noms) Gives Us The Creeps”, in The Huffington Post‎, 2013-01-07

Anagrams

MNO, MON, Mon, Mon., NMO, ONM, mon, mon-, mon.

Akan

Pronunciation

Tone: LL[1]

Verb

nom

to drink
nom nsu - to drink water

References

Kotey, Paul A. (1998). Twi-English/English-Twi Dictionary. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881) A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)‎, Basel, page 337

Aromanian

Alternative forms

nomu

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek νόμος (nómos).

Noun

nom n (plural nomuri)

law
rule
belief

Synonyms

(law): leadzi, zãcon
(belief): pisti, fedi

Bikol Central

Bikol Central phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nom/

Interjection

nom

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) Hello
Synonyms: komusta, tara, nem

Phrase

nom

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) What's up?
Synonyms: tara, nem

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan nom, from Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔm/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɔm

Noun

nom m (plural noms)

name (word that indicates a particular person, place, or thing)
(grammar) noun
name (reputation)

Synonyms

(name): apel·latiu
(noun): substantiu
(reputation): fama, reputació

Derived terms

anomenar
malnom
nom propi

Related terms

cognom
nominal
nominatiu
pronom
sobrenom

References

“nom” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“nom”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
“nom” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“nom” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Eskayan

Numeral

nom

six

French

Etymology

From Old French nom (whence Norman nom), from Latin nōmen (whence Italian and Portuguese nome; Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

Pronunciation

(Paris) IPA^(key): /nɔ̃/
- Audio (France, Paris) "le nom" (file)
(Quebec) IPA^(key): /nõʊ̯̃/
Rhymes: -ɔ̃
Homophones: noms, non, nons

Noun

nom m (plural noms)

a name, especially a last name or family name
Un nom de famille est un nom propre. ― A family name is a proper noun.
Votre nom et prénom, s'il vous plaît. ― Your last name and first name, please.
a noun
Un nom de famille est un nom propre. ― A family name is a proper noun.

Hyponyms

(noun): nom adjectif (= adjectif), nom substantif (= substantif)

Derived terms

au nom de
au nom du ciel
complément du nom
digne de ce nom
nom abstrait, nom adjectif, nom appellatif
nom adjectif
nom binomial
nom binomial, nom binominal
nom binominal
nom collectif, nom commun, nom complet, nom concret
nom complet
nom concret
nom d'agent
nom de baptême, nom de bleu
nom declinable, nom indeclinable
nom de code
nom de Dieu, nom de Dieu de bordel de merde, nom de domaine
nom de d'la
nom de domaine
nom de famille
nom de guerre
nom de jeune fille
nom de marque
nom d'emprunt
nom d'emprunt
nom dénombrable
nom dénombrable, nom déposé
nom de personne, nom de plume, nom de produit
nom déposé
nom de scène
nom de temps
nom d'oiseau
nom d'un chien
nom d'une pipe
nom d'une pipe
nom d'un petit bonhomme
nom d'utilisateur
nom épithète
nom féminin, nom masculin, nom neutre
nom fondamental
nom générique
nominal
nom indénombrable, nom latin
nom latin
nom massif
nommer
nom personnel, nom propre
nom propre
nom savant
nom scientifique, nom spécifique, nom substantif, nom systématique
nom substantif
nom systématique
nom taxonomique
nom taxonomique, nom trivial
nom trivial
nom vernaculaire
prénom
pronom,nom propre
renommée
sacré nom
sans nom
surnom
traiter de tous les noms

Related terms

nomination
nomenclature

Descendants

Antillean Creole: non
Haitian Creole: non
Louisiana Creole French: nom
Mauritian Creole: non
Seychellois Creole: non

Anagrams

mon

Galician

Adverb

nom

reintegrationist spelling of non

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin nōmen (whence French nom, Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

Noun

nom

name

Javanese

Alternative forms

Carakan: ꦤꦺꦴꦩ꧀
Roman: anom (literary), enom, ênom (dated)

Adjective

nom (ngoko nom, krama nèm, krama inggil timur)

young
Antonym: tuwa
(of fruit) unripe
Antonyms: dalu, mateng, tuwa
Synonym: mentah
(of color) whitish
Antonym: tuwa
(of roof) very slanting
Antonym: tuwa
(of date) of first half of a month
Antonym: tuwa

References

“[ nom]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian nome.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɔːm/

Noun

nom m (plural nomi)

(grammar) noun

Middle English

Verb

nom

third-person preterite of nimen

Norman

Alternative forms

naom (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French nom (whence French nom), from Latin nōmen (whence Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun

nom m (plural noms)

(Jersey) name
(Jersey, grammar) noun

Derived terms

nom vèrbal (“verbal noun, gerund”)

Northwestern Dinka

Noun

nom (plural nïïm)

head

References

Dinka-English Dictionary‎, 2005

Occitan

Alternative forms

(Provence) noum

Etymology

From Old Occitan nom, from Latin nōmen (whence French nom, Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Noun

nom m (plural noms)

name
(grammar) noun

Derived terms

nom comun
pitit nom

Old French

Alternative forms

non
noum (Anglo-Norman)
noun (Anglo-Norman)
num (Anglo-Norman)
nun (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

From Latin nōmen (whence Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

Noun

nom m (oblique plural nons, nominative singular nons, nominative plural nom)

name

Descendants

French: nom
Norman: nom
Walloon: no
→ English: noun

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin nōmen (whence Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

Noun

nom m (oblique plural noms, nominative singular noms, nominative plural nom)

name

Descendants

Occitan: nom

Old Portuguese

Adverb

nom

Alternative form of non
- 14th-15th centuries, O Livro de Exopo, A rã e o boi:
  Madre, nom faças, ca tu es muy pequena cousa a rrespeyto d’este boy.
  Mother, don't do it, because you are a very small thing compared to this ox.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnõ/

Hyphenation: nom

Adverb

nom (not comparable)

Pronunciation spelling of não, representing Minhoto, Portuense and Transmontano Portuguese.

Sawi

Particle

nom

don't
Tadan nom! ― Don't be afraid!

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɔm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nɔm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nɔm˧˧]

Verb

nom • (𥈶, 𫌢)

to look at
to look after

Derived terms

chăm nom
trông nom

[1] , Urban Dictionary

[2] “App” 2010 Word of the Year, as voted by American Dialect Society

[3] “Season 40 Press Kit -- Muppet Bios”, in Sesame Workshop‎, 2009, archived from the original on 2009-10-10, retrieved 5 March 2022

[4] “Nom”, Muppet Wiki

[eater-5] Hatic, Dana (2016-11-02), “The Origins of the Annoyingly Trendy Word 'Nom', Explained”, in Eater‎

[6] “Nom Nom: Why That Phrase (Or Nom, Or Noms) Gives Us The Creeps”, in The Huffington Post‎, 2013-01-07

[7] Kotey, Paul A. (1998). Twi-English/English-Twi Dictionary. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

nom

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Verb

Etymology 2

Interjection

Translations

Verb

Related terms

Translations

Usage notes

References

Anagrams

Akan

Pronunciation

Verb

References

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Synonyms

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

Interjection

Phrase

Catalan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Synonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Eskayan

Numeral

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Further reading

Anagrams

Galician

Adverb

Istriot

Etymology

Noun

Javanese

Alternative forms

Adjective

References

Maltese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Middle English

Verb

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Northwestern Dinka

Noun

References

Occitan

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Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Old French

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