German

Noun

Genom n ‎(plural Genome)

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

Czech

Noun

genom m

1. genome

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

genom

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

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gènōm m ‎(Cyrillic spelling гѐно̄м)

1. genome

Declension

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gegnum (dative of gegn/gjegn)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeːnɔm/

Preposition

genom

1. through; from one side of an opening to the other

   Bollen gick rakt genom fönstret

   The ball went right through the window

2. through; entering something at one place, exiting somewhere else (on the opposite side)

   Bussen stannade aldrig i stan, utan körde rakt genom

   The bus never stopped within the town, but went right through

3. through; surrounded by (while moving)

   Genom att gå genom skogen sparade vi en halvtimme

   By walking through the woods we saved half an hour

4. (together with att): by means of

   Genom att gå genom skogen sparade vi en halvtimme

   By walking through the woods we saved half an hour

   Fick du reda på det genom att tjuvlyssna?

   Did you get to know that by eavesdropping?

5. across (of time)

   Poesin talar genom tidsåldrarna

   The poetry speaks across the ages

Related terms

See also

• genom hela

Etymology 2

Borrowing from the English genome

Noun

genom n

1. a genome; the complete DNA of an organism

Declension

Related terms

• genomforskning

References

• genom in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)