oman

oman

See also: Oman, Óman, and Omán

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Noun

oman m (definite singular omani)

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

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Czech

oman - Inula helenium

Alternative forms

• woman, voman (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoman]

Noun

oman m

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Declension

Declension of oman

	singular	plural
nominative	oman	omany
genitive	omanu	omanů
dative	omanu	omanům
accusative	oman	omany
vocative	omane	omany
locative	omanu, omaně	omanech
instrumental	omanem	omany

Derived terms

• omanový
• oman pravý (“Inula helenium (elecampane)”)

Further reading

• oman in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• oman in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoːman]

Adverb

oman

1. (of motion) down, from above, downwards

Preposition

oman (+ accusative)

1. down (through)

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈomɑn/, [ˈo̞mɑn]
• Rhymes: -omɑn
• Syllabification^(key): o‧man

Adjective

oman

1. genitive singular of oma

Anagrams

• moan

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ofan. Compare Faroese oman.

Pronunciation

• (Telemark) IPA^(key): [o̞ːmɐ̞n], [o̞ːmɐ̞]

Adverb

oman

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of ovan (“from above”)

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Polish

oman - Inula helenium

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.man/
• Rhymes: -ɔman
• Syllabification: o‧man
• Homophone: Oman

Noun

oman m inan

1. any of several flowering plants of the genus Inula, including elecampane and yellowheads

Declension

Declension of oman

	singular	plural
nominative	oman	omany
genitive	omanu	omanów
dative	omanowi	omanom
accusative	oman	omany
instrumental	omanem	omanami
locative	omanie	omanach
vocative	omanie	omany

Derived terms

• omanowy
• oman wielki

 

Further reading

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

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic оманъ (omanŭ), from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈman/

Noun

oman m (plural omani)

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Declension

Declension of oman

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) oman	omanul	(niște) omani	omanii
genitive/dative	(unui) oman	omanului	(unor) omani	omanilor
vocative	omanule		omanilor

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Serbo-Croatian

òman - Inula helenium

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǒman/

Noun

òman m (Cyrillic spelling о̀ман)

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)
2. the related and similar Telekia speciosa syn. Telekia cordifolia

Declension

Declension of oman

	singular	plural
nominative	oman	omani
genitive	omana	omana
dative	omanu	omanima
accusative	oman	omane
vocative	omane	omani
locative	omanu	omanima
instrumental	omanom	omanima

Synonyms

• ànduz

Derived terms

• vèlikī òman, prȁvī òman (“Inula helenium”)

Further reading

• “oman” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• Oman (biljni rod) on the Croatian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^hr
• Оман (биљка) on the Serbian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sr

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoman]

Noun

oman m (genitive singular omanu, nominative plural omany, genitive plural omanov, declension pattern of dub)

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Declension

Declension of oman

	singular	plural
nominative	oman	omany
genitive	omanu	omanov
dative	omanu	omanom
accusative	oman	omany
locative	omane	omanoch
instrumental	omanom	omanmi

Derived terms

• omanový
• oman pravý (“Inula helenium (elecampane)”)
• oman briský (“Inula britannica, now Pentanema britannicum”)
• oman hnidák, oman hnidákový, oman hnidákovitý (“Inula conyzae, now Pentanema conyzae”)
• oman nemecký (“Inula germanica, now Pentanema germanicum”)
• oman srstnatý (“Inula hirta”)
• oman hodvábny (“Inula oculus-christi”)
• oman vŕbolistý (“Inula salicina (Irish fleabane)”)
• oman diviznolistý (“Inula verbascifolia”)
• oman přímořský (“Inula crithmoides (golden samphire, now Limbarda crithmoides)”)
• oman mečolistý (“Inula ensifolia, now Pentanema ensifolium”)

Further reading

• oman in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Slovene

oman - Inula helenium

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /óːman/

Noun

ọ̑man m inan

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	ọ̑man
gen. sing.	ọ̑mana
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	ọ̑man	ọ̑mana	ọ̑mani
genitive (rodȋlnik)	ọ̑mana	ọ̑manov	ọ̑manov
dative (dajȃlnik)	ọ̑manu	ọ̑manoma	ọ̑manom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	ọ̑man	ọ̑mana	ọ̑mane
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	ọ̑manu	ọ̑manih	ọ̑manih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	ọ̑manom	ọ̑manoma	ọ̑mani

Derived terms

• veliki ọ̑man (“Inula helenium”)

Further reading

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

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Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English woman.

Noun

oman

1. wife
2. a married woman