rúm

See also: rum, Rum, rùm, Rùm, rüm, rum-, and rum.

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse rúm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɹʉuːm]

Noun

rúm n (genitive singular rúms, plural rúm)

  1. space
    Synonyms: pláss, øki, rúmd
  2. room
    Synonyms: kamar, herbergi, skemma

Declension

Declension of rúm
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rúm rúmið rúm rúmini
accusative rúm rúmið rúm rúmini
dative rúmi rúminum rúmum rúmunum
genitive rúms rúmsins rúma rúmanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rúm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ruːm/
  • IPA(key): /rum(ː)/(when used to mean bed)
  • Rhymes: -uːm

Noun

rúm n

  1. room, space (occupied by or intended for a person or thing)
    Synonyms: pláss, rými
  2. space (the three dimensions in which everything exists and moves)
  3. bed
    Synonyms: sæng, ból, bæli, rekkja

Declension

Derived terms

Anagrams

Irish

Alternative forms

Noun

rúm m (genitive singular rúma, nominative plural rúmanna)

  1. room
  2. (floor) space

Declension

Further reading

  • "rúm" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “rúm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-. Cognate with Old English rūm (English room), Old Saxon rūm (Low German Ruum), Dutch ruim, Old High German rūm (German Raum), Gothic 𐍂𐌿𐌼𐍃 (rūms).

Noun

rúm n

  1. room
  2. space

Descendants

  • Danish: rum
  • Faroese: rúm
  • Icelandic: rúm
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rom
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rom
  • Swedish: rum
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