rúm

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

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

rúm n (genitive singular rúms, plural rúm)

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

Declension

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

Noun

rúm n (genitive singular rúms, nominative plural rúm)

  1. bed
    Synonyms: sæng, ból, bæli, rekkja
    Í rúmið með ykkur!To bed with you!
  2. room, space (occupied by or intended for a person or thing)
    Synonyms: pláss, rými
    Við viljum skapa samfélag sem hefur rúm fyrir alla.
    We want to create a society with space for all.
  3. space (the three dimensions in which everything exists and moves)
    rúm og tímispace and time

Usage notes

  • Used with the definite declension when it translates English "in bed" or "to bed": Hann er bara góður í rúminu þegar hann er á kókaíni (“He's only good in bed when he's on cocaine”).

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Old English rūm or Old Norse rúm, both from Proto-Germanic *rūmą. Compare Scottish Gaelic rùm.

Noun

rúm m (genitive singular rúma, nominative plural rúmanna)

  1. room
  2. (floor) space

Declension

Declension of rúm (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative rúm rúmanna
vocative a rúm a rúmanna
genitive rúma rúmanna
dative rúm rúmanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an rúm na rúmanna
genitive an rúma na rúmanna
dative leis an rúm
don rúm
leis na rúmanna

Further reading

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