Rom

From Romani rrom (“Romani man”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”). See some more information at Roma. Doublet of Dom.

The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.

Not related to Romanian or Roman.

• (UK) enPR: rōm, IPA^(key): /ɹəʊm/
• (US) enPR: rōm, IPA^(key): /ɹoʊm/

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• Rhymes: -əʊm
• Homophones: roam, Rome

Rom

1. (rare) The Romani language.

Rom (plural Roms or Roma)

1. A member of the Romani people.
2. (in particular) A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.

(member):

• (self-designations) Romani, Roma
• (sometimes offensive) Gypsy, gypsy; tzigane

(member): Sinto, Romanichal

Rom (not comparable)

1. (rare) Romani: of or pertaining to the Roma people.

Back-formation from Romford.

• enPR: rom, IPA^(key): /ɹɒm/
• Rhymes: -ɒm

the Rom

1. A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Thames.

• Catmull-Rom spline
• ROM

• MOR, MRO, Mor, Mor., O/RM, OMR, ORM, RMO

Rom

1. a surname

• IPA^(key): [ˈrom]

Rom m anim (female equivalent Romka)

1. a Roma

   Synonym: Cikán

• The term Cikán is often intentionally derogatory and is therefore considered racist by many. Consequently, careful speakers use this term instead. Cikán is still the prevailing term in informal Czech and in historical usage, however.

Rom

1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

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Rom m (plural Roms or Roma, no diminutive)

1. (often in the plural) Rom (member of the Roma people), Romani

   Synonym: (sometimes offensive) zigeuner

From Romani rrom (“people, person”).

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔm/
• Homophones: rom, Rome, Roms

Rom m or f (plural Roms or Rom)

1. (usually in the plural, sometimes uncountable) Roma; Romani (people)

   Synonyms: Bohémien, Gitan, Manouche, Tsigane

• Some sources such as the Dictionnaire Larousse and the Universalis encyclopedia treat this as uncountable.
• Some official institutions, such as the Council of Europe, recommend this must agree in number but not in gender, which is its most common usage.

From Middle High German Rōme, from Old High German Rōma, a relatinisation of Rūma, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu.

• IPA^(key): /ʁoːm/

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• Rhymes: -oːm

Rom n (proper noun, genitive Roms or (optionally with an article) Rom, plural (rare) Rom or Roms)

1. Rome:
   1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
   2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
   3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)
   4. Rome (a former province of Italy)
   5. The Italian government
   6. The Holy See, Vatican
   7. (historical, usually specified as Ostrom etc.) Constantinople, Byzantium

• Römer
• römisch
• Römling
• Ostrom
• Westrom

From Romani rrom (“Romani man”); see there for more.

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔm/, /ʁoːm/

Rom m (strong, genitive Roms, plural Roma, feminine Romni)

1. (often in the plural) Rom (member of the Roma people), Romani

   Synonym: (sometimes offensive) Zigeuner

   Hyponym: Sinto

• “Rom (Stadt)” in Duden online
• “Rom (Volksgruppe)” in Duden online

Rom

1. alternative form of Roma:
   1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
   2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
   3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

• Rūm

From Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu.

• IPA^(key): /roːm/

Rōm f

1. Rome (a major city in Italy)
2. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     Æfter þǣm þe Rōmeburg ġetimbred wæs IIII hunde wintra ⁊ II, þætte Cartaina þǣre burge ǣrendracan cōmon tō Rōme ⁊ him ġebudon þæt hīe frið him betwēonum hæfden...

     Four hundred and two years after the city of Rome was built, ambassadors [from] the city of Carthage came to Rome and proposed that there be peace between them...

Strong ō-stem:

• Middle English: Rome
  • English: Rome
  • Scots: Roum, Rome

Borrowed from Romani rrom, probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔm/

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• Rhymes: -ɔm
• Syllabification: Rom

Rom m pers (female equivalent Romka)

1. Romani

   Synonym: Cygan

• “Rom”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “Rom”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

From Old Frisian *ram, from Proto-Germanic *rammaz. Cognates include West Frisian raam and German Ramme.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔm/
• Hyphenation: Rom

Rom m

1. ram (male sheep)

• Skäip (“sheep”); Buk (“buck”)

• Marron C. Fort (2015), “Rom”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /rôːm/

Rȏm m anim (Cyrillic spelling Ро̑м, female equivalent Rȍmkinja)

1. Rom (male Romani person)

Rom n (genitive Roms)

1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)
5. abbreviation of Romarbrevet: Rom., Romans

• Romarriket
• romanskt språk

• “Rom”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH

• mor, orm

From German Rom.

• IPA^(key): /rom/

Rom

1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)