brom

brom

See also: Brom, bróm, and brom-

Albanian

Noun

brom m

1. bromine (nonmetallic chemical element)

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Catalan

Chemical element
Br
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Next: criptó (Kr)

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾom/

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”).

Noun

brom m (uncountable)

1. bromine

Derived terms

• bromur

Etymology 2

From broma (“mist, cloud”) by backformation.

Adjective

brom (feminine broma, masculine plural broms, feminine plural bromes)

1. cloudy

   Synonym: núvol

Further reading

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

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Czech

Chemical element
Br
Previous: selen (Se)
Next: krypton (Kr)

Alternative forms

• bróm

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrom]
• Hyphenation: brom
• Rhymes: -om

Noun

brom m inan

1. bromine

Declension

Declension of brom

	singular	plural
nominative	brom	bromy
genitive	bromu	bromů
dative	bromu	bromům
accusative	brom	bromy
vocative	brome	bromy
locative	bromu	bromech
instrumental	bromem	bromy

Related terms

• bromid

Further reading

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

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Danish

Etymology

From French brome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʁoˀm]

Noun

brom n (singular definite bromet, not used in plural form)

1. bromine

Declension

Declension of brom

neuter gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	brom	bromet
genitive	broms	bromets

Further reading

• “brom” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “brom” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔm

Verb

brom

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

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• brome, broom, broome
• brume (Northern)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English brōm, from Proto-West Germanic *brām, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbroːm/

Noun

brom (plural bromes)

1. Broom (shrub of the family Fabaceae)
2. A broom (device for sweeping)

   Synonym: besme

Descendants

• English: broom
• Scots: brume, bruim

References

• “brọ̄m, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bróma (“fragment, piece”).

Noun

brom n (definite singular brommet)

1. metal scrap

   Dette er noe gammelt brom. ― This is a piece of scrap.

   Synonym: (rare) skrap

Derived terms

• selge som brom

Etymology 2

From French brome, coined by French chemist Antoine Jérôme Balard (1802 - 1876) from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”).

Noun

brom n (definite singular brommet)

1. bromine (non-metallic chemical element)

References

• “brom” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “brom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bróma (“fragment, piece”).

Noun

brom n (definite singular brommet)

1. (rare) metal scrap

   Dette er noko gammalt brom. ― This is a piece of scrap.

   Synonym: skrap

Derived terms

• selje som brom

Etymology 2

From French brome, coined by French chemist Antoine Jérôme Balard (1802 - 1876) from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”).

Noun

brom n (definite singular brommet)

1. bromine (non-metallic chemical element)

References

• “brom” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “brom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brām.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /broːm/

Noun

brōm m (nominative plural brōmas)

1. broom (the plant)

Declension

Declension of brom (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brōm	brōmas
accusative	brōm	brōmas
genitive	brōmes	brōma
dative	brōme	brōmum

Derived terms

• brōmfæsten
• brōmiġ

 

Descendants

• Middle English: brom, brome, broom, broome; brume
  • English: broom
  • Scots: brume, bruim

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔm/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔm
• Syllabification: brom

Noun

Chemical element
Br
Previous: selen (Se)
Next: krypton (Kr)

brom m inan

1. bromine

Declension

Declension of brom

	singular
nominative	brom
genitive	bromu
dative	bromowi
accusative	brom
instrumental	bromem
locative	bromie
vocative	bromie

Derived terms

adjective

• bromowy

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

brom m

1. dative plural of ber

   Synonym: berom

Further reading

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

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Romanian

Chemical element
Br
Previous: seleniu (Se)
Next: kripton (Kr)

Etymology

Borrowed from French brome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brom/

Noun

brom n (uncountable)

1. bromine

Declension

declension of brom (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) brom	bromul
genitive/dative	(unui) brom	bromului
vocative	bromule

References

• brom in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From French brome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brôm/

Noun

brȍm m (Cyrillic spelling бро̏м)

1. bromine

Declension

Declension of brom

	singular
nominative	brom
genitive	broma
dative	bromu
accusative	brom
vocative	brome
locative	bromu
instrumental	bromom

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Slovene

Chemical element
Br
Previous: selén (Se)
Next: krípton (Kr)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bróːm/, /brɔ́m/

Noun

brọ̑m or brȍm m inan

1. bromine

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	bróm
genitive	bróma
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bróm
genitive (rodȋlnik)	—
dative (dajȃlnik)	—
accusative (tožȋlnik)	—
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	brómu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	brómom

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	bròm
genitive	brôma
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bròm
genitive (rodȋlnik)	—
dative (dajȃlnik)	—
accusative (tožȋlnik)	—
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	brômu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	brômom

Further reading

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

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Swedish

Chemical element
Br
Previous: selen (Se)
Next: krypton (Kr)

Etymology

From French brome.

Noun

brom n (uncountable)

1. bromine

Declension

Declension of brom
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	brom	bromet	—	—
Genitive	broms	bromets	—	—

Anagrams

• romb

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Turkish

Chemical element
Br
Previous: selenyum (Se)
Next: kripton (Kr)

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بروم‎ (brom), from French brome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾom/, /b(u)ˈɾom/

Noun

brom (definite accusative bromu, uncountable)

1. bromine

Further reading

• brom in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “brom”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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Vietnamese

Chemical element
Br
Previous: selen (Se)
Next: kripton (Kr)

Etymology

From French brome, from Latin brōmus.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɹom˧˧], [ʔɓəː˨˩ ɹom˧˧] ~ [ʔɓɹom˧˧], [ʔɓəː˨˩ zom˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɹom˧˧], [ʔɓəː˦˩ ɹom˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɹom˧˧], [ʔɓəː˨˩ ɹom˧˧]
• Phonetic: brôm, bờ Rôm

Noun

brom

1. bromine