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.

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. The ethnic designation used by the Romani people from Eastern Europe.
2. (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

Rom

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

• ROM

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

Rom

1. a surname

• IPA^(key): [ˈrom]

Rom m anim (feminine 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 (the capital city of Italy)

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Rom m (plural Roms or Roma)

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

   Synonym: (sometimes offensive) zigeuner

Rom m (plural Roms)

1. a Roma

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. The capital city of Italy
   2. A former province of Italy
   3. The Italian government
   4. The Holy See, Vatican
   5. (historical) The Roman empire
   6. (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: Rome (the capital city of Italy)

• Rūm

From Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu.

• IPA^(key): /roːm/

Rōm f

1. Rome

• 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): /rɔm/

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• Rhymes: -ɔm
• Syllabification: Rom

Rom m pers (female equivalent Romka)

1. Romani

   Synonym: Cygan

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

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 (Cyrillic spelling Ро̑м)

1. Rom (male Romani person)

Rom n (genitive Roms)

1. Rome (the capital city of Italy)

• Romarriket
• romanskt språk

• mor, orm

Rom

1. Rome (the capital city of Italy)