English

Noun

nom ‎(plural noms)

1. (informal) Short for nomination.
   • 2000 May 30, "Webmaster -- Kevin Stroud" (username), "Re: RBL nomination for 195.235.113.140 (mail.teleline.es) -- 5th supporting email, in news.admin.net-abuse.email, Usenet:

     I have already submitted a revised (in terms of format) nomination. […] In the future I will try to better organize my information (one message per nom, snip out excess spam if I post, etc.).

   • 2001 July 17, "William Tunstall-Pedoe" (username), "problems/suggestions for this group", in alt.anagrams, Usenet:

     The obvious way to reduce the number of noms is to increase the standard.

   • 2010 February 13, "Juan F. Lara" (username), "2/5-7 Weekend BoxOffice", in rec.arts.animation and rec.arts.disney.animation, Usenet:

     Particularly "Mr. Fox" now that it has an Oscar nom to boast about.

2. (informal) Short for nominator.
3. (informal) Short for nominee.

Verb

nom ‎(third-person singular simple present noms, present participle nomming, simple past and past participle nommed)

1. (transitive, informal) Short for nominate.
   • 1998, "blaque" (username), "A Teeny Favor (Was: Re: NOMINATION: Ms A.T. Rookie (fwd)", in alt.tasteless, Usenet:

     I have a little request to make. When you kids nom, do you think you could make clear who it is you're nomming -- and maybe even include the article headers for the voters (and the judge) -- many of whom are not psychics?

   • 2001, "William Tunstall-Pedoe" (username), "problems/suggestions for this group", in alt.anagrams, Usenet:

     Quite a big percentage of the anagrams posted here get nommed - IMO it should only be around 20% or so.

   • 2007, Variety staff, "Composer Prince dies" (obituary):

     Emmy-nommed composer Robert Prince died March 4 in Los Angeles after a brief illness.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

nom

1. (colloquial) Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating. Commonly used as "nom nom nom".

   [to a baby] You are so cute, I could just eat you right up! Nom nom nom.‎

Translations

Verb

nom ‎(third-person singular simple present noms, present participle nomming, simple past and past participle nommed)

1. (colloquial) To eat with noisy enjoyment.

Related terms

• nom nom nom
• num

Anagrams

• mon, Mon

Akan

Pronunciation

• Tone: LL^[1]

Verb

nom

1. to drink

   nom nsu - to drink water

References

1. ↑ Kotey, Paul Amon (2007) Twi-English/English-Twi Dictionary. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 978-0-7818-0264-2

• Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881) A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i). Basel.

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• nomu

Etymology

Borrowing from Greek νόμος ‎(nómos).

Noun

nom n ‎(plural nomuri)

1. law
2. rule
3. belief

Synonyms

• (law): leadzi, zãcon
• (belief): pisti, fedi

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Provençal nom, from Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔm/
• Rhymes: -ɔm

Noun

nom m ‎(plural noms)

1. name
2. (grammar) noun

Synonyms

• (name): apel·latiu
• (noun): substantiu

French

Etymology

From Old French nom, from Latin nomen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophones: noms, non

Noun

nom m ‎(plural noms)

1. A name, especially a last name or family name.

   Un nom de famille est un nom propre.‎ ― A family name is a proper noun.

   Votre nom et prénom, s'il vous plaît.‎ ― Your last name and first name, please.

2. A noun.

   Un nom de famille est un nom propre.‎ ― A family name is a proper noun.

Hyponyms

• (noun): nom adjectif (= adjectif), nom substantif (= substantif)

Derived terms

Related terms

• nomination
• nomenclature

Anagrams

• mon

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin nōmen.

Noun

nom

1. name

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin nomen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔːm/

Noun

nom m ‎(plural nomi)

1. (grammar) noun

Middle English

Verb

nom

1. third-person preterite of nimenThird-person preterite form of nimen

Norman

Alternative forms

• naom (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French nom, from Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Pronunciation

Noun

nom m ‎(plural noms)

1. (Jersey) name
2. (Jersey, grammar) noun

Derived terms

• nom vèrbal ‎(“verbal noun, gerund”)

Occitan

Alternative forms

• (Provence) noum

Etymology

From Old Provençal nom, from Latin nōmen.

Noun

nom m (plural noms)

1. name
2. (grammar) noun

Derived terms

• nom comun

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin nōmen.

Noun

nom m ‎(oblique plural nons, nominative singular nons, nominative plural nom)

1. name

Descendants

• English: noun (borrowed)
• French: nom
• Norman: nom
• Walloon: no

Old Provençal

Etymology

From Latin nōmen.

Noun

nom m ‎(oblique plural noms, nominative singular noms, nominative plural nom)

1. name

Descendants

• Catalan: nom
• Occitan: nom

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnõ/
• Hyphenation: nom

Adverb

nom (not comparable)

1. (dated, dialectal) Alternative form of não
   • 14th-15th centuries, O Livro de Exopo, A rã e o boi:

     Madre, nom faças, ca tu es muy pequena cousa a rrespeyto d’este boy.‎

     Mother, don't do it, because you are a very small thing compared to this ox.

Sawi

Particle

nom

1. don't

   Tadan nom!‎ ― Don't be afraid!

See also

• haser