# loma
## English
### Etymology 1

From λῶμα (lôma, “fringe, hem”).

#### Noun

loma
* (zoology) A lobe, flap or fringe bordering the toe of a bird.

### Etymology 2

From Spanish loma (“hill”).

#### Noun

loma (plural lomas)
* singular of lomas
** 1976, Frédéric André Engel, An Ancient World Preserved: Relics and Records of Prehistory in the Andes, New York: Crown Publishers, →ISBN:In the central Andes, such villages are generally associated with a loma, a fog oasis or well - delimited zone in which specific topographical , weather, and soil conditions prevail because fogs from the ocean condense water there. […] The human settlement extended over some 10 km on the slopes of the lower ridges of the Andes, all along the lower section of a fog oasis, with ponds and marshes still alive between the loma and the beach.
** 2020, Jörg S. Pfadenhauer, Frank A. Klötzli, Global Vegetation: Fundamentals, Ecology and Distribution, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 385:Apart from the loma, there is contracted vegetation […]

### Anagrams

* AMLO, loam, LMAO, malo, mola, lmao, MOAL, Malo

## Fijian
### Noun

loma
* inside (of a thing)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *loma (“gap”), from Proto-Finno-Permic *loma (“gap”). Cognates include Lule Sami loabme, Erzya лув (luv) and Eastern Mari ло (lo).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlomɑ/, [ˈlo̞mɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -omɑ
* Hyphenation: lo‧ma

### Noun

loma
* holiday, vacation
* leave (of absence), time off, furlough
* gap, opening

#### Declension

Possessive forms of loma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lomani
lomani
accusative
nom.
lomani
lomani
gen.
lomani
genitive
lomani
lomieni lomaini $^{rare}$
partitive
lomaani
lomiani
inessive
lomassani
lomissani
elative
lomastani
lomistani
illative
lomaani
lomiini
adessive
lomallani
lomillani
ablative
lomaltani
lomiltani
allative
lomalleni
lomilleni
essive
lomanani
lominani
translative
lomakseni
lomikseni
abessive
lomattani
lomittani
instructive
comitative
—lomineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lomasi
lomasi
accusative
nom.
lomasi
lomasi
gen.
lomasi
genitive
lomasi
lomiesi lomaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
lomaasi
lomiasi
inessive
lomassasi
lomissasi
elative
lomastasi
lomistasi
illative
lomaasi
lomiisi
adessive
lomallasi
lomillasi
ablative
lomaltasi
lomiltasi
allative
lomallesi
lomillesi
essive
lomanasi
lominasi
translative
lomaksesi
lomiksesi
abessive
lomattasi
lomittasi
instructive
comitative
—lominesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lomamme
lomamme
accusative
nom.
lomamme
lomamme
gen.
lomamme
genitive
lomamme
lomiemme lomaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
lomaamme
lomiamme
inessive
lomassamme
lomissamme
elative
lomastamme
lomistamme
illative
lomaamme
lomiimme
adessive
lomallamme
lomillamme
ablative
lomaltamme
lomiltamme
allative
lomallemme
lomillemme
essive
lomanamme
lominamme
translative
lomaksemme
lomiksemme
abessive
lomattamme
lomittamme
instructive
comitative
—lominemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lomanne
lomanne
accusative
nom.
lomanne
lomanne
gen.
lomanne
genitive
lomanne
lomienne lomainne $^{rare}$
partitive
lomaanne
lomianne
inessive
lomassanne
lomissanne
elative
lomastanne
lomistanne
illative
lomaanne
lomiinne
adessive
lomallanne
lomillanne
ablative
lomaltanne
lomiltanne
allative
lomallenne
lomillenne
essive
lomananne
lominanne
translative
lomaksenne
lomiksenne
abessive
lomattanne
lomittanne
instructive
comitative
—lominenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lomansa
lomansa
accusative
nom.
lomansa
lomansa
gen.
lomansa
genitive
lomansa
lomiensa lomainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
lomaansa
lomiaan lomiansa
inessive
lomassaan lomassansa
lomissaan lomissansa
elative
lomastaan lomastansa
lomistaan lomistansa
illative
lomaansa
lomiinsa
adessive
lomallaan lomallansa
lomillaan lomillansa
ablative
lomaltaan lomaltansa
lomiltaan lomiltansa
allative
lomalleen lomallensa
lomilleen lomillensa
essive
lomanaan lomanansa
lominaan lominansa
translative
lomakseen lomaksensa
lomikseen lomiksensa
abessive
lomattaan lomattansa
lomittaan lomittansa
instructive
comitative
—lomineen lominensa :

#### Derived terms

* lomailla
* lomake
* lomakkain
* lomalainen
* lomassa
* lomatse
* lomatusten
* lomauttaa
* lomikkain
* lomitse
* lomittaa
* lomittain
* aktiiviloma
* aurinkoloma
* hammasloma
* hiihtoloma
* hotelliloma
* iltaloma
* isyysloma
* joululoma
* kaupunkiloma
* kesäloma
* kevätloma
* kotiloma
* kulttuuriloma
* kuntoisuusloma
* kylpyläloma
* lemmenloma
* loma-aika
* loma-alue
* loma-apteekki
* loma-asunto
* loma-asutus
* lomahotelli
* lomakausi
* lomakeskus
* lomakielto
* lomakohde
* lomakorvaus
* lomakoti
* lomakuu
* lomakuukausi
* lomakylä
* lomalento
* lomamatka
* lomamökki
* lomanmääräytymiskuukausi
* lomanmääräytymisvuosi
* lomanvietto
* lomanviettäjä
* lomaoikeus
* lomaosake
* lomaosakehuoneisto
* lomaosoite
* lomapaketti
* lomapalkka
* lomapäivä
* lomaraha
* lomarakentaminen
* lomaristeily
* lomaromanssi
* lomasijainen
* lomasuunnitelma
* lomasävel
* lomatodistus
* lomatoiminta
* lomaviikko
* lukuloma
* luontoloma
* lähiloma
* löhöloma
* mammaloma
* mökkiloma
* osasairausloma
* pakettiloma
* pakkoloma
* perheloma
* pääsiäisloma
* rantaloma
* sairasloma
* sairausloma
* seikkailuloma
* stressiloma
* synnytysloma
* syysloma
* sädeloma
* säteilyloma
* talviloma
* terveysloma
* toipumisloma
* unelmaloma
* urheiluloma
* vanhempainloma
* vuosiloma
* äitiysloma

### Further reading

* “loma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Irish
### Adjective

loma
* nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural of lom

### Verb

loma
* present subjunctive analytic of lom

## Latvian
### Noun

loma f (4th declension)
* (theater, cinematography) role, part, character
    spēlēt lomu ― to play a part/role
    lomas teksts ― part text, lines
    mācīties lomu no galvas ― to learn the part/lines by heart
    tēlot galveno lomu ― to play the lead role
    loma bez vārdiem ― part without words, walk-on part
    sadalīt lomas ― to cast roles

#### Declension
## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɔma/

### Noun

loma
* inflection of lom:
** genitive singular
** nominative/accusative dual

## Northern Sotho
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.

### Verb

loma
* to bite

## Ometepec Nahuatl
### Noun

loma
* hill

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* roma

### Alternative scripts

* 𑀮𑁄𑀫 (Brahmi script)
* लोम (Devanagari script)
* লোম (Bengali script)
* ලොම (Sinhalese script)
* လောမ or လေႃမ (Burmese script)
* โลม or โลมะ (Thai script)
* ᩃᩮᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
* ໂລມ or ໂລມະ (Lao script)
* លោម (Khmer script)
* 𑄣𑄮𑄟 (Chakma script)

### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लोमन् (lóman), a variant of रोमन् (róman). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀫 (loma).

### Noun

loma n
* hair (of the body)

#### Declension
### References

* Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “loma”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 589

## Sotho
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.

### Verb

loma
* to bite

## Spanish
### Etymology

From lomo (“back (the rear of body)”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈloma/ [ˈlo.ma]
* Rhymes: -oma
* Syllabification: lo‧ma

### Noun

loma f (plural lomas)
* (geography) a long hill or mountain
    Synonyms: cerro, colina
* (geography) a low hill
* suburb

#### Derived terms

* lomaje

#### See also

* montaña
* monte

### Further reading

* “loma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* lamo
* malo
* mola

## Sundanese
### Adjective

loma (Sundanese script ᮜᮧᮙ)
* casual; friendly, intimate
* (of a language manner) casual, common

#### Derived terms

* basa loma
* kalomaan

### See also

* lemes

### Further reading

* Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia
* "LOMA", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

## Tswana
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.

### Verb

loma
* to bite