# oman
## Albanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

### Noun

oman m (definite omani)
* inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

### References

* ↑ Svane, Gunnar (1992) Slavische Lehnwörter im Albanischen (Acta Iutlandica. Humanistische Reihe; 67) (in German), Åarhus: Aarhus University Press, →ISBN

## Czech
### Alternative forms

* woman, voman (obsolete)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈoman]

### Noun

oman m inan
* inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

#### Derived terms

* oman pravý
* omanový

### Further reading

* “oman”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “oman”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈoːman]

### Adverb

oman
* (of motion) down, from above, downwards

### Preposition

oman (+ accusative)
* down (through)

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈomɑn/, [ˈo̞mɑ̝n]
* Rhymes: -omɑn
* Hyphenation: oman

### Adjective

oman
* genitive singular of oma

### Anagrams

* moan

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse ofan. Compare Faroese oman.

### Pronunciation

* (Telemark dialect) IPA: [o̞ːmɐ̞n], [o̞ːmɐ̞]

### Adverb

oman
* (dialectal) Alternative form of ovan (“from above”)

## Polish
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔ.man/
* Rhymes: -ɔman
* Syllabification: o‧man
* Homophone: Oman

### Noun

oman m inan (related adjective omanowy)
* inula (any plant of the genus Inula)

#### Derived terms

* oman wielki

### Further reading

* oman in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* oman in PWN's encyclopedia

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic оманъ (omanŭ), from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /oˈman/

### Noun

oman m (plural omani)
* inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǒman/

### Noun

òman m (Cyrillic spelling о̀ман)
* inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)
* the related and similar Telekia speciosa syn. Telekia cordifolia

#### Synonyms

* ànduz

#### Derived terms

* vèlikī òman, prȁvī òman (“Inula helenium”)

### Further reading

* “òman”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
* Oman (biljni rod) on the Croatian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{hr}$
* Оман (биљка) on the Serbian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{sr}$

## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɔman]

### Noun

oman m inan (genitive singular omanu, nominative plural omany, genitive plural omanov, declension pattern of dub)
* inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

#### Derived terms

* omanový
* oman pravý (“Inula helenium (elecampane)”)
* oman briský (“Inula britannica, now Pentanema britannicum”)
* oman hnidák, oman hnidákový, oman hnidákovitý (“Inula conyzae, now Pentanema conyzae”)
* oman nemecký (“Inula germanica, now Pentanema germanicum”)
* oman srstnatý (“Inula hirta”)
* oman hodvábny (“Inula oculus-christi”)
* oman vŕbolistý (“Inula salicina (Irish fleabane)”)
* oman diviznolistý (“Inula verbascifolia”)
* oman přímořský (“Inula crithmoides (golden samphire, now Limbarda crithmoides)”)
* oman mečolistý (“Inula ensifolia, now Pentanema ensifolium”)

### Further reading

* “oman”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /óːman/

### Noun

ọ̑man m inan
* inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

#### Derived terms

* veliki ọ̑man (“Inula helenium”)

### Further reading

* “oman”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Torres Strait Creole
### Etymology

From English woman.

### Noun

oman
* wife
* a married woman