plomme

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English plūme, plume (plum), from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον (proûnon), προῦμνον (proûmnon). Doublet of prune.

For the phonological development, compare thoumbe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpluːm(ə)/, /ˈplum(ə)/

Noun

plomme (plural plommes)

  1. plum
  2. plum tree

Descendants

  • English: plum (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: ploom, ploum

References

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse plóma.

Noun

plomme f or m (definite singular plomma or plommen, indefinite plural plommer, definite plural plommene)

  1. a plum (fruit from the plum tree)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Danish blomme.

Noun

plomme f or m (definite singular plomma or plommen, indefinite plural plommer, definite plural plommene)

  1. a yolk (egg yolk)
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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse plóma, borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā. Akin to English plum.

Noun

plomme f (definite singular plomma, indefinite plural plommer, definite plural plommene)

  1. a plum (fruit, as above)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish blomme.

Noun

plomme f (definite singular plomma, indefinite plural plommer, definite plural plommene)

  1. a yolk (egg yolk)
Synonyms

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