Dom

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dom"

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Proper noun

Dom

  1. A male given name, a form of Dominic.

Etymology 2

Related to Rom and Lom.

Proper noun

Dom

  1. An Indo-Aryan ethnic group.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From French dôme, from Italian duomo, from Latin domus (ecclesiae) (literally “house (of the church)”), a calque of Ancient Greek οἶκος τῆς ἐκκλησίας (oîkos tês ekklēsías).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /doːm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːm

Noun

Dom m (genitive Doms or Domes, plural Dome)

  1. cathedral (big church building)

Declension
Declension of Dom
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dom die Dome
genitive eines des Domes,
Doms		 der Dome
dative einem dem Dom,
Dome1		 den Domen
accusative einen den Dom die Dome
1Now uncommon, see notes

References
  1. Dom, Duden.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian dom, dam, from Proto-Germanic *dammaz. More at dam.

Noun

Dom m

  1. dam
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