# krom
## Breton
### Etymology

Borrowed from French chrome.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkromː/

### Noun

krom m
* chromium

#### Derived terms

* ferrokrom
* kromadur
* kromat
* kromañ
* kromek
* kromet
* kromit
* nikrom

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkrom]

### Preposition

krom
* Alternative form of kromě

### Further reading

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

## Danish
### Noun

krom n
* Alternative spelling of chrom

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /krɔm/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: krom
* Rhymes: -ɔm

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crom, from Old Dutch *krumb, from Proto-West Germanic *krumb, from Proto-Germanic *krumbaz.

#### Adjective

krom (comparative krommer, superlative kromst)
* bent, curved, not straight
* off, weird, irregular, flawed

##### Derived terms

* krombekstrandloper
* kromheid
* kromhoorn
* kromhout
* kromliggen
* kromme
* krommen
* kromtaal
* kromzwaard

##### Related terms

* kromming

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: krom
* Negerhollands: krom
** → Virgin Islands Creole: krom
* Petjo: kerom
* → Aukan: koon

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

krom
* inflection of krommen:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From Russian кроме (krome) and Polish krom.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [krom]
* Hyphenation: krom

### Preposition

krom
* except, save, sans
    Synonym: escepte
* besides

#### Derived terms

* kroma
* krome

## Kalasha
### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman). Compare Kashmiri کٲم (kạ̄m).

### Noun

krom
* work

## Lawi
### Noun

krom
* sky

### Further reading

* Theraphan L. Thongkum, The place of Lawi, Harak and Tariang within Bahnaric (1997), in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, volume 27

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

krom n (definite singular krommet) (uncountable)
* chromium (chemical element, symbol Cr)

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

krom n (definite singular krommet) (uncountable)
* chromium (as above)

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkrɔm/
* (Greater Poland):
** (Northern Greater Poland) IPA: /ˈkrɔm/
** (Eastern Greater Poland) IPA: /ˈkrɔm/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔm
* Syllabification: krom

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kromъ.

#### Preposition

krom
* (archaic) except, apart from, but [with genitive]
    Synonyms: okrom, oprócz, prócz
* (archaic) besides, beyond, other than [with genitive]
    Synonyms: okrom, oprócz, prócz

##### Related terms

* kromka

### Etymology 2

See kram.

#### Noun

krom m inan
* (Northern Greater Poland, Eastern Greater Poland) Alternative form of kram

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

krom f
* dative plural of kra

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

krom f
* genitive plural of kroma

### Further reading

* krom in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Oskar Kolberg (1877) “krom”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 34

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* hrȍm (Bosnia, Serbia)

### Etymology

Borrowed from French chrome.

### Noun

krȍm m (Cyrillic spelling кро̏м)
* (Croatia) chromium

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [krɔm]

### Noun

krom
* inflection of ker:
** instrumental singular
** dative plural

## Slovene
### Etymology

Borrowed from French chrome.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /króːm/, /krɔ́m/

### Noun

krọ̑m or krȍm m inan
* chromium

#### Inflection
### Further reading

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

## Swedish
### Etymology

From French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkroːm/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

krom n (uncountable)
* chromium
* chrome plating

#### See also

* kroma

### References

* krom in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* krom in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* krom in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* Svensk MeSH

### Anagrams

* omkr.

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قروم (krom), from French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɾom]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: krom

### Noun

krom (definite accusative kromu, uncountable)
* chromium (chemical element)