srom
See also: SROM
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish srom, from Proto-Slavic *sȏrmъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śarmas, from Proto-Indo-European *pḱórmos (“shame, grief, torment, pain”), from *pḱer-. Cognate with English harm and Persian شرم (“shame”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /srɔm/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔm
- Syllabification: srom
Noun
srom m inan
- vulva, pudenda (external female sex organs)
- Synonym: (obsolete) kiep
- (archaic) shame
- Synonyms: (obsolete) sromota, wstyd
Declension
Declension of srom
singular | plural | |
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nominative | srom | sromy |
genitive | sromu | sromów |
dative | sromowi | sromom |
accusative | srom | sromy |
instrumental | sromem | sromami |
locative | sromie | sromach |
vocative | sromie | sromy |
Derived terms
adjective
- sromowy
Related terms
adjective
- sromotny
noun
- sromota
Further reading
- srom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- srom in Polish dictionaries at PWN