öm

See also: -öm, OEM, and Appendix:Variations of "om"

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

From Old High German umbi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øm/

Preposition

öm (+ accusative)

1. (Ripuarian) around

Alternative forms

• em (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œm/, /ʌm/

Contraction

öm

1. (parts of Eifel) Contraction of ön däm (“in the”).

Alternative forms

• om (some other Eifel dialects)
• em (most dialects)

Cimbrian

Noun

öm

1. plural of öbe

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse aumr, which is related to armr (“unhappy, poor”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /œm/

Adjective

öm

1. sore, tender, sensitive
2. tender, sensitive; gentle

Declension

Inflection of öm

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	öm	ömmare	ömmast
neuter singular	ömt	ömmare	ömmast
plural	ömma	ömmare	ömmast
masculine plural2	ömme	ömmare	ömmast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	ömme	ömmare	ömmaste
all	ömma	ömmare	ömmaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• håröm
• oöm
• samvetsöm
• ömfotad
• ömhjärtad
• ömhudad
• ömsint

Further reading

• öm in Svensk ordbok.
• öm in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• mö