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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From northern Middle High German ōem and Middle Low German ōm, with reduction of the unstressed ultima and regular loss of intervocalic -h- from Old High German ōheim, Old Saxon *ōhēm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”).
Noun
Ohm m (strong, genitive Ohms, plural Ohme or Ohms)
- (archaic, especially informal) Alternative form of Oheim (“uncle”)
Declension
Etymology 2
From the noun (etymology 1).
Proper noun
Ohm m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Ohms)
- a surname
Etymology 3
From the physicist Georg Ohm.
Noun
Ohm n (strong, genitive Ohms, plural Ohm)
- ohm (unit of electrical resistance)
Declension