aroma

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See also: Aroma and aromà

English

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Etymology

From Late Latin arōmata (spices) (or arōma (spice)), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell).

Pronunciation

Noun

aroma (plural aromas or aromata)

  1. A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
    I love the aroma of cinnamon.
    • 2024 May 1, Tom Ingall, “Hope springs eternal for better services”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 52:
      The smell of fresh asphalt hangs heavy in the air at Dore & Totley station. It's even powerful enough to overcome the usual delightful aromas emanating from the well-known curry house which occupies the original platform building.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin arōma, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma).

Noun

aroma f (plural aromes)

  1. aroma
  2. needle bush flower
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

aroma

  1. inflection of aromar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧ro‧ma

Noun

aroma

  1. popinac (Vachellia farnesiana)

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arōma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaːˈroː.maː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: aro‧ma

Noun

aroma n (plural aroma's, diminutive aromaatje n)

  1. aroma
  2. food flavouring

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Descendants

  • Indonesian: aroma

Esperanto

Etymology

From aromo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

Adjective

aroma (accusative singular aroman, plural aromaj, accusative plural aromajn)

  1. aromatic

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin arōma (spice, herb), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, spice, herb).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

aroma (plural aromák)

  1. aroma

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative aroma aromák
accusative aromát aromákat
dative aromának aromáknak
instrumental aromával aromákkal
causal-final aromáért aromákért
translative aromává aromákká
terminative aromáig aromákig
essive-formal aromaként aromákként
essive-modal
inessive aromában aromákban
superessive aromán aromákon
adessive arománál aromáknál
illative aromába aromákba
sublative aromára aromákra
allative aromához aromákhoz
elative aromából aromákból
delative aromáról aromákról
ablative aromától aromáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
aromáé aromáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
aromáéi aromákéi
Possessive forms of aroma
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. aromám aromáim
2nd person sing. aromád aromáid
3rd person sing. aromája aromái
1st person plural arománk aromáink
2nd person plural aromátok aromáitok
3rd person plural aromájuk aromáik

References

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Further reading

  • aroma in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • aroma in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch aroma, from Latin arōma, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: aro‧ma

Noun

aroma (first-person possessive aromaku, second-person possessive aromamu, third-person possessive aromanya)

  1. aroma: smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
  2. food flavouring
  3. (figurative) nature, characteristic

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Further reading

Italian

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Etymology

From Latin arōma, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell).

Pronunciation

Noun

aroma m (plural aromi)

  1. aroma, fragrance, smell
  2. flavour/flavor
  3. spice

Derived terms

Further reading

  • aroma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell).

Pronunciation

Noun

arōma n (genitive arōmatis); third declension

  1. spice, herb

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

singular plural
nominative arōma arōmata
genitive arōmatis arōmatum
dative arōmatī arōmatibus
accusative arōma arōmata
ablative arōmate arōmatibus
vocative arōma arōmata

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Descendants

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell).

Noun

aroma m (definite singular aromaen, indefinite plural aromaer, definite plural aromaene)

  1. aroma

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell).

Noun

aroma m (definite singular aromaen, indefinite plural aromaer or aromaar, definite plural aromaene or aromaane)

  1. aroma

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arōma, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -omɐ
  • Hyphenation: a‧ro‧ma

Noun

aroma m (plural aromas)

  1. aroma
    Synonyms: cheiro, odor, perfume
  2. flavour

Romanian

Verb

a aroma (third-person singular present aromează, past participle aromat) 1st conj.

  1. Alternative form of aromi

Conjugation

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arǒːma/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ro‧ma

Noun

aróma f (Cyrillic spelling аро́ма)

  1. aroma

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɾoma/
  • Rhymes: -oma
  • Syllabification: a‧ro‧ma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin arōma (spices), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma, seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell).

Noun

aroma m (plural aromas)

  1. aroma
    Synonyms: esencia, fragancia, olor, perfume
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

aroma

  1. inflection of aromar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Swedish

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Noun

aroma n

  1. An sweet and tart autumn apple cultivar, with crisp and yellowish flesh, whose skin ranges from green to yellow with red blush; a hybrid of Ingrid Marie and Filippa.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aroma, from Late Latin arōma (spices), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma).

Pronunciation

Noun

aroma (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜋ)

  1. aroma
    Synonyms: amoy, bango, halimunmon, samyo, alimyon
  2. sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana)
    Synonym: romas
  3. unique or fine characteristic

Further reading

  • aroma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018