woma

Old English

Alternative forms

ƿōma

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wōhmô (“noise, sound, shout, voice”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound”). Cognate with Old Norse ómr (“sound”), Old Norse ómun (“voice”), Old High German giwahan (“to mention”), Latin vōx (“voice”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwoːmɑ/

Noun

wōma m

sound, noise

Declension

Declension of woma (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wōma	wōman
accusative	wōman	wōman
genitive	wōman	wōmena
dative	wōman	wōmum

Related terms

wōm
wēman

Phuthi

Verb

-wóma

to be dry

Inflection

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