rúm
See also: rum, Rum, rùm, Rùm, rüm, rum-, and rum.
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse rúm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɹʉuːm]
Noun
rúm n (genitive singular rúms, plural rúm)
- space
- Synonyms: pláss, øki, rúmd
- room
- Synonyms: kamar, herbergi, skemma
Declension
Declension of rúm | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | rúm | rúmið | rúm | rúmini |
accusative | rúm | rúmið | rúm | rúmini |
dative | rúmi | rúminum | rúmum | rúmunum |
genitive | rúms | rúmsins | rúma | rúmanna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse rúm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ruːm/
- IPA(key): /rum(ː)/(when used to mean bed)
- Rhymes: -uːm
Noun
rúm n
- room, space (occupied by or intended for a person or thing)
- Synonyms: pláss, rými
- space (the three dimensions in which everything exists and moves)
- bed
- Synonyms: sæng, ból, bæli, rekkja
Declension
declension of rúm
n-s | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | rúm | rúmið | rúm | rúmin |
accusative | rúm | rúmið | rúm | rúmin |
dative | rúmi | rúminu | rúmum | rúmunum |
genitive | rúms | rúmsins | rúma | rúmanna |
Derived terms
- búa um rúmið (“to make the bed”)
- rúmfræði (“geometry”)
Related terms
- rúmur
Anagrams
- múr
Irish
Alternative forms
- rúma
Noun
rúm m (genitive singular rúma, nominative plural rúmanna)
- room
- (floor) space
Declension
Declension of rúm
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Further reading
- "rúm" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “rúm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-. Cognate with Old English rūm (English room), Old Saxon rūm (Low German Ruum), Dutch ruim, Old High German rūm (German Raum), Gothic 𐍂𐌿𐌼𐍃 (rūms).
Noun
rúm n
- room
- space
Descendants
- Danish: rum
- Faroese: rúm
- Icelandic: rúm
- Norwegian Bokmål: rom
- Norwegian Nynorsk: rom
- Swedish: rum