stoom

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English

Verb

stoom (third-person singular simple present stooms, present participle stooming, simple past and past participle stoomed)

  1. Alternative form of stum

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch stoom, from Middle Dutch *stôom, from Old Dutch *stōm, from Proto-West Germanic *staum, from Proto-Germanic *staumaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

stoom (uncountable)

  1. steam

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch *stôom, from Old Dutch *stōm, from Proto-West Germanic *staum, from Proto-Germanic *staumaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stoːm/
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  • Hyphenation: stoom
  • Rhymes: -oːm

Noun

stoom m (uncountable)

  1. steam
    Hypernym: waterdamp

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: stoom
  • Indonesian: setom, setum
  • Papiamentu: stoom (dated)
  • West Frisian: stoom

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stoom.

Noun

stoom c (no plural)

  1. steam
    Synonym: steam

Derived terms

Further reading

  • stoom”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011