genom

From German Genom, coined by German botanist Hans Winkler in 1920 as a blend of Gen (“gene”) +‎ Chromosom (“chromosome”).^[1][2][3]

genom (plural genoms)

1. Dated form of genome.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛnom]

genom m inan

1. genome

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛnom]
• Hyphenation: ge‧nom
• Rhymes: -om

genom

1. (genetics) genome (complete genetic information of an organism)

• genom in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

From Dutch genoom, from German Genom.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛ.nɔm]
• Hyphenation: gè‧nom

gènom (plural genom-genom)

1. (genetics) genome: the complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism

• “genom”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

• IPA^(key): /jeˈnom/, /jeˈnoːm/

ġenom, ġenōm

1. alternative form of ġenam

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛ.nɔm/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnɔm
• Syllabification: ge‧nom

Borrowed from German Genom.

genom m inan

1. (genetics) genome (complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

genom m inan

1. dative plural of gen

• “genom”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “genom”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)
• genom in PWN's encyclopedia

Borrowed from French génome.

genom n (plural genoame)

1. genome

• IPA^(key): /ɡěnoːm/
• Hyphenation: ge‧nom

gènōm m inan (Cyrillic spelling гѐно̄м)

1. genome

From Old Norse gegnum (dative of gegn/gjegn).

• IPA^(key): /ˈjeːnɔm/

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genom (not comparable)

1. through

   Synonym: igenom

Igenom is more idiomatic as an adverb.

genom

1. through (from one side to the other)

   Bollen gick rakt genom hålet

   The ball went straight through the hole

   Kulan gick genom armen

   The bullet went through his arm

   • 1980, Docent Död, “Solglasögon [Sunglasses]”, in Docent [Docent [associate professor, roughly]]‎^[4]:

     Bakom mina solglasögon kan jag va' [vara] mig själv. Allting blir så vackert genom ... Genom mina solglasögon är ljuset alltid gult. Allting känns så riktigt bakom ...

     Behind my sunglasses, I can be myself. Everything turns so beautiful through ... Through my sunglasses, the light is always yellow. Everything feels so right behind ...

2. through (surrounded by (while moving))

   Genom att gå genom skogen sparade vi en halvtimme

   By walking through the forest, we saved half an hour

3. (with att) by

   Genom att gå genom skogen sparade vi en halvtimme

   By walking through the forest, we saved half an hour

   Fick du reda på det genom att tjuvlyssna?

   Did you find out by eavesdropping?

4. through, across (of time)

   Poesin talar genom tidsåldrarna

   The poetry speaks through the ages

• genom hela

Borrowing from the English genome

• IPA^(key): /jeːnoːm/

genom n

1. a genome; the complete DNA of an organism

• genomforskning

• “genom”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “genom”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “genom”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

• mogen, mogne

Borrowed from English genome.

genom m (plural genomau)

1. genome

• Like many other unnaturalised, g-initial words, genom does not undergo soft mutation. Conversely, genom always undergoes nasal mutation to ngenom. For similar examples, see golff, gêm and glwten.

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “genom”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Delyth Prys; J.P.M. Jones; Owain Davies; Gruffudd Prys (2006), Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[5] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 202