German

Noun

Oma f ‎(genitive Omas or Oma, plural Omas)

1. grandma, granny, nan
2. any elderly woman

Usage notes

• The word is commonly used with a definite article in most parts of central Germany, southern Germany, and Austria: Wo ist die Oma? – “Where is Grandma?” In northern Germany—and generally in writing—no article tends to be used: Wo ist Oma?
• The genitive Omas is used before the modified term, without any article or determiner: Omas Tasche – “Grandma’s bag”. This is chiefly northern German usage; the rest of the language prefers: die Tasche von der Oma (as above). — With an accompanying article or determiner, the genitive takes no ending: die Tasche meiner Oma – “my grandma’s bag”. This, however, is formal usage and Oma is rather rare in formal style; children will say instead: die Tasche von meiner Oma.

Declension

• Genitive without preceding article (i.e. when used as a proper noun): Omas

Derived terms

• Omi (affectionate)
• Uroma

Synonyms

• Altmutter
• Großmama
• Großmutter

Antonyms

• Opa (Altvater, Großpapa, Großvater, Opi)
• Enkelin

English

Noun

oma ‎(plural omas)

1. (among people of German ancestry) grandmother, grandma.

See also

• baba

Anagrams

• Amo.
• Mao, MAO
• moa, MOA

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːma/

Noun

oma f ‎(plural oma's, diminutive omaatje n)

1. (colloquial) grandma, granny, nan

Synonyms

• grootmoeder

See also

• ma
• opa

Estonian

Adjective

oma ‎(not comparable)

1. own

Finnish

Adjective

oma ‎(comparative omempi, superlative omin)

1. own
2. (military) friendly

Declension

Derived terms

• adjectives: ominainen
• nouns: omainen, omaisuus, omanto
• verbs: omaksua, omata, omia, omistaa

Compounds

Noun

oma

1. (military, chiefly in the plural) friendly (someone/s on the same side)

   Älä ammu, ne ovat omia.

   Don't shoot, they are friendlies.

Declension

See also

• ystävyysottelu

Anagrams

• moa

Haitian Creole

Noun

oma

1. lobster

Ladin

Noun

oma f ‎(plural omans)

1. mother

Latvian

Etymology

A borrowing from Old East Slavic умъ ‎(umŭ, “mind, intellect”) (cf. Russian ум ‎(um, “mind, intellect, wit”)), cognate with Lithuanian aumuõ ‎(“understanding, notion, intellect”), genitive aumeñs. This word was borrowed into Latvian before the 13th century, while Old East Slavic у was still close to [o] in pronunciation. It conserved its original meaning (“mind,” “understanding”) well into the 19th century; the modern sense was an innovation introduced by A. Kronvalds.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uōma]

Noun

oma f (4th declension)

1. mood (mental or emotional state)

   būt labā omā‎ ― to be in a good mood

   būt priecīgā omā‎ ― to be in a cheerful mood

   viņš šodien ir sliktā omā‎ ― he is in a bad mood today

Declension

Derived terms

• omulīgs, omulīgums
• omulība

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “oma”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Volapük

Pronoun

oma

1. (genitive singular of om) "his"

Synonyms

• omik