# Rom
## English
### Etymology 1

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.

#### Pronunciation

* (UK) enPR: rōm, IPA: /ɹəʊm/
* (US) enPR: rōm, IPA: /ɹoʊm/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊm
* Homophones: roam, Rome

#### Proper noun

Rom
* The ethnic designation used by the Romani people from Eastern Europe.
* (rare) The Romani language.

##### Translations
#### Noun

Rom (plural Roms or Roma)
* A member of the Romani people.
* (in particular) A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.

##### Synonyms

(member):
* (self-designations) Romani, Roma
* (sometimes offensive) Gypsy, gypsy; tzigane

##### Hyponyms

(member): Sinto, Romanichal

##### Translations
#### Adjective

Rom (not comparable)
* (rare) Romani: of or pertaining to the Roma people.

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Back-formation from Romford.

#### Pronunciation

* enPR: rom, IPA: /ɹɒm/
* Rhymes: -ɒm

#### Proper noun

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

### See also

* ROM

### Anagrams

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

## Cebuano
### Proper noun

Rom
* a surname

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈrom]

### Noun

Rom m anim (female equivalent Romka)
* a Roma
    Synonym: Cikán

#### Usage notes

* 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.

#### Derived terms

* romský
* romština

## Danish
### Proper noun

Rom
* Rome (the capital city of Italy)

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Rom m (plural Roms or Roma)
* (often in the plural) Rom (member of the Roma people), Romani
    Synonym: (sometimes offensive) zigeuner

## French
### Noun

Rom m (plural Roms)
* a Roma

## German
### Etymology 1

From Middle High German Rōme, from Old High German Rōma, a relatinisation of Rūma, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʁoːm/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -oːm

#### Proper noun

Rom n (proper noun, genitive Roms or (optionally with an article) Rom, plural (rare) Rom or Roms)
* Rome
** The capital city of Italy
** A former province of Italy
** The Italian government
** The Holy See, Vatican
** (historical) The Roman empire
** (historical, usually specified as Ostrom etc.) Constantinople, Byzantium

##### Derived terms

* Römer
* römisch
* Römling
* Ostrom
* Westrom

### Etymology 2

From Romani rrom (“Romani man”); see there for more.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʁɔm/, /ʁoːm/

#### Noun

Rom m (strong, genitive Roms, plural Roma, feminine Romni)
* (often in the plural) Rom (member of the Roma people), Romani
    Synonym: (sometimes offensive) Zigeuner
    Hyponym: Sinto

##### Declension
### Further reading

* “Rom (Stadt)” in Duden online
* “Rom (Volksgruppe)” in Duden online

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Rom
* Alternative form of Roma: Rome (the capital city of Italy)

#### Derived terms

* Rom ble ikke bygget på en dag

## Old English
### Alternative forms

* Rūm

### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /roːm/

### Proper noun

Rōm f
* Rome
** late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
    Æfter þǣm þe Rōmeburg ġetimbred wæs IIII hunde wintra ⁊ II, þætte Cartaina þǣre burge ǣrendracan cōmon tō Rōme ⁊ him ġebudon þæt hīe frið him betwēonum hæfden...Four hundred and two years after the city of Rome was built, ambassadors [from] the city of Carthage came to Rome and proposed that there be peace between them...

#### Declension

Strong ō-stem:

#### Derived terms

* Rēmisċ
* Rōmāna rīċe
* Rōmāne
* Rōmānisċ
* Rōme burg
* Rōmfeoh
* Rōmġesċot
* Rōmpenning
* Rōmwaran
* Rōmwealh

#### Descendants

* Middle English: Rome
** English: Rome
** Scots: Roum, Rome

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Romani rrom, probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɔm/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔm
* Syllabification: Rom

### Noun

Rom m pers (female equivalent Romka)
* Romani
    Synonym: Cygan

#### Derived terms

* romski

### Further reading

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

## Saterland Frisian
### Etymology

From Old Frisian *ram, from Proto-Germanic *rammaz. Cognates include West Frisian raam and German Ramme.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɔm/
* Hyphenation: Rom

### Noun

Rom m
* ram (male sheep)

#### Hypernyms

* Skäip (“sheep”); Buk (“buck”)

#### Coordinate terms

* Oue

### References

* Marron C. Fort (2015) “Rom”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rôːm/

### Proper noun

Rȏm m (Cyrillic spelling Ро̑м)
* Rom (male Romani person)

#### Derived terms

* Rȍmkinja

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Rom n (genitive Roms)
* Rome (the capital city of Italy)

#### Related terms

* romansk
* romare
* romersk
* romerska

#### See also

* Romarriket
* romanskt språk

### References

* Rom in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

### Anagrams

* mor, orm

## Volapük
### Proper noun

Rom
* Rome (the capital city of Italy)