Danish

Noun

bom c (singular definite bommen, plural indefinite bomme)

1. bar, tollbar
2. barrier (rail)
3. beam
4. boom

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔm/
• Rhymes: -ɔm

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French bombe, still attested as bombe in Early Modern Dutch.

Noun

bom f, m ‎(plural bommen, diminutive bommetje n)

1. bomb

Derived terms

• bermbom
• clusterbom

Etymology 2

Clipping of bomschuit.

Noun

bom f ‎(plural bommen, diminutive bommetje n)

1. flat-bottomed marine fishing vessel

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowing from Dutch bom.

Noun

bom

1. bomb

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowing from German Baum or German Low German Boom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔm/

Noun

bom m ‎(diminutive bomk)

1. tree
   • 2011 September 27, I. Neumannojc, "Sadowe bomy za derjeměśe luźa a natury", Nowy Casnik:

     Sadowe bomy w burskich gumnach a teke na dwórach su typiske za naš region.‎

     Fruit trees in farmers’ gardens and even in courtyards are typical for our region.

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German bom.

Noun

bom m ‎(definite singular bommen, indefinite plural bommer, definite plural bommene)

1. a boom (for a sail, crane, microphone etc.)
2. a barrier (at a railway crossing etc.)
3. a beam (in gymnastics: balance beam)

Derived terms

• bompenger
• bomvei

References

• “bom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German bom.

Noun

bom m ‎(definite singular bommen, indefinite plural bommar, definite plural bommane)

1. a boom (as above)
2. a barrier (as above)
3. a beam (as above)

References

• “bom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *baumaz.

Noun

bōm m

1. a tree

Declension

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bô (dialectal)
• bão (Eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese bõo, from Latin bonus ‎(“good”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõ/, [bõʷ̃]

Adjective

bom ‎(feminine boa, masculine plural bons, feminine plural boas)

1. good

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:bom.

Antonyms

• mau
• ruim

Interjection

bom

1. well, very well

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:bom.

Related terms

• (adverb, noun) bem
• (comparative) melhor
• (superlative) ótimo, boníssimo
• bondade

See also

• bem
• mau
• bom dia

Slovene

Verb

bom

1. first-person singular future form of biti.

Swedish

Noun

bom c

1. barrier (rail)
2. miss, failure to hit
3. boom (sail)

Declension

Synonyms

• (miss): miss

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɔm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɔm˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɔm˧˥]

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French bombe

Noun

(classifier quả) bom

1. bomb

Etymology 2

Borrowing from French pomme; the phoneme /p/ is changed into /ɓ/ as it is not a native onset consonant

Noun

(classifier quả) bom

1. (dated) apple

Synonyms

• táo tây, táo, bôm (regional)

Volapük

Noun

bom ‎(plural boms)

1. bone

Declension

Derived terms

See also

References

• SARMENTO, Leila Lauar. Gramática em textos. 2nd edition. São Paulo, Brazil: Moderna, 2005.