nom

See also: NOM, nòm, ñom, -nom, no'm, nom-, nom., and -nöm

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /nɒm/
  • (US) IPA: /nɑm/, X-SAMPA: /nQm/
  • Rhymes: -ɒm

Etymology 1

Short form of various words.

Noun

nom (plural noms)

  1. (informal) Clipping of nomination.
    • 2000 May 30, "Webmaster -- Kevin Stroud" (username), "Re: RBL nomination for 195.235.113.140 (mail.teleline.es) -- 5th supporting email, in news.admin.net-abuse.email, Usenet:
      I have already submitted a revised (in terms of format) nomination. […] In the future I will try to better organize my information (one message per nom, snip out excess spam if I post, etc.).
    • 2001 July 17, "William Tunstall-Pedoe" (username), "problems/suggestions for this group", in alt.anagrams, Usenet:
      The obvious way to reduce the number of noms is to increase the standard.
    • 2010 February 13, "Juan F. Lara" (username), "2/5-7 Weekend BoxOffice", in rec.arts.animation and rec.arts.disney.animation, Usenet:
      Particularly "Mr. Fox" now that it has an Oscar nom to boast about.
  2. (informal) Clipping of nominator.
  3. (informal) Clipping of nominee.

Verb

nom (third-person singular simple present noms, present participle nomming, simple past and past participle nommed)

  1. (transitive, informal) Clipping of nominate.
    • 1998, "blaque" (username), "A Teeny Favor (Was: Re: NOMINATION: Ms A.T. Rookie (fwd)", in alt.tasteless, Usenet:
      I have a little request to make. When you kids nom, do you think you could make clear who it is you're nomming -- and maybe even include the article headers for the voters (and the judge) -- many of whom are not psychics?
    • 2001, "William Tunstall-Pedoe" (username), "problems/suggestions for this group", in alt.anagrams, Usenet:
      Quite a big percentage of the anagrams posted here get nommed - IMO it should only be around 20% or so.
    • 2007, Variety staff, "Composer Prince dies" (obituary):
      Emmy-nommed composer Robert Prince died March 4 in Los Angeles after a brief illness.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

nom

  1. (colloquial) Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating. Commonly used as "nom nom nom".
    [to a baby]
    You are so cute, I could just eat you right up! Nom nom nom.
Translations

Verb

nom (third-person singular simple present noms, present participle nomming, simple past and past participle nommed)

  1. (colloquial) To eat with noisy enjoyment.
Translations

Anagrams

Akan

Pronunciation

Verb

nom

  1. to drink
    nom nsu - to drink water

References

  1. ↑ Kotey, Paul A. (1998). Twi-English/English-Twi Dictionary. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek νόμος (nómos).

Noun

nom n (plural nomuri)

  1. law
  2. rule
  3. belief

Synonyms

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan nom, from Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Pronunciation

Noun

nom m (plural noms)

  1. name (word that indicates a particular person, place, or thing)
  2. (grammar) noun
  3. name (reputation)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Old French nom, from Latin nomen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔ̃/
  • Audio (France, Paris) "le nom"(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃
  • Homophones: noms, non

Noun

nom m (plural noms)

  1. A name, especially a last name or family name.
    Un nom de famille est un nom propre. ― A family name is a proper noun.
    Votre nom et prénom, s'il vous plaît. ― Your last name and first name, please.
  2. A noun.
    Un nom de famille est un nom propre. ― A family name is a proper noun.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin nōmen.

Noun

nom

  1. name

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nomen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔːm/

Noun

nom m (plural nomi)

  1. (grammar) noun

Middle English

Verb

nom

  1. third-person preterite of nimenThird-person preterite form of nimen

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French nom, from Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Jersey)(file)

Noun

nom m (plural noms)

  1. (Jersey) name
  2. (Jersey, grammar) noun

Derived terms

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan nom, from Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Noun

nom m (plural noms)

  1. name
  2. (grammar) noun

Derived terms

Old French

Alternative forms

  • num (Anglo-Norman)
  • nun (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

From Latin nōmen.

Noun

nom m (oblique plural nons, nominative singular nons, nominative plural nom)

  1. name

Descendants

  • English: noun (borrowed)
  • French: nom
  • Norman: nom
  • Walloon: no

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin nōmen.

Noun

nom m (oblique plural noms, nominative singular noms, nominative plural nom)

  1. name

Descendants

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈnõ/
  • Hyphenation: nom

Adverb

nom (not comparable)

  1. (dated, dialectal) Alternative form of não
    • 14th-15th centuries, O Livro de Exopo, A rã e o boi:
      Madre, nom faças, ca tu es muy pequena cousa a rrespeyto d’este boy.
      Mother, don't do it, because you are a very small thing compared to this ox.

Sawi

Particle

nom

  1. don't
    Tadan nom! ― Don't be afraid!

See also

  • haser

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Verb

nom

  1. to look at
  2. to look after

Derived terms

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