oman

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Noun

oman m (definite omani)

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Czech

Alternative forms

• woman, voman (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

oman m inan

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• oman in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• oman in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Adverb

oman

1. (of motion) down, from above, downwards

Preposition

oman (+ accusative)

1. down (through)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈomɑn/,
• Rhymes: -omɑn
• Syllabification^(key): o‧man

Adjective

oman

1. genitive singular of oma

Anagrams

• moan

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ofan. Compare Faroese oman.

Pronunciation

• (Telemark) IPA^(key): ,

Adverb

oman

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of ovan (“from above”)

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

oman

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.man/
• Rhymes: -ɔman
• Syllabification: o‧man
• Homophone: Oman

Noun

oman m inan (related adjective omanowy)

1. inula (any plant of the genus Inula)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• oman in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• oman in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic оманъ (omanŭ), from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈman/

Noun

oman m (plural omani)

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǒman/

Noun

òman m (Cyrillic spelling о̀ман)

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)
2. the related and similar Telekia speciosa syn. Telekia cordifolia

Declension

Synonyms

• ànduz

Derived terms

• vèlikī òman, prȁvī òman (“Inula helenium”)

Further reading

• “òman” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• Oman (biljni rod) on the Croatian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^hr
• Оман (биљка) on the Serbian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sr

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

oman m inan (genitive singular omanu, nominative plural omany, genitive plural omanov, declension pattern of dub)

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Declension

Derived terms

• omanový
• oman pravý (“Inula helenium (elecampane)”)
• oman briský (“Inula britannica, now Pentanema britannicum”)
• oman hnidák, oman hnidákový, oman hnidákovitý (“Inula conyzae, now Pentanema conyzae”)
• oman nemecký (“Inula germanica, now Pentanema germanicum”)
• oman srstnatý (“Inula hirta”)
• oman hodvábny (“Inula oculus-christi”)
• oman vŕbolistý (“Inula salicina (Irish fleabane)”)
• oman diviznolistý (“Inula verbascifolia”)
• oman přímořský (“Inula crithmoides (golden samphire, now Limbarda crithmoides)”)
• oman mečolistý (“Inula ensifolia, now Pentanema ensifolium”)

Further reading

• “oman”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *omanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /óːman/

Noun

ọ̑man m inan

1. inula, elecampane (Inula spp., especially Inula helenium)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Derived terms

• veliki ọ̑man (“Inula helenium”)

Further reading

• “oman”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English woman.

Noun

oman

1. wife
2. a married woman