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See also: -öm, OEM, and Appendix:Variations of "om"

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

From Old High German umbi.

Pronunciation

Preposition

öm (+ accusative)

  1. (Ripuarian) around
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Contraction

öm

  1. (parts of Eifel) Contraction of ön däm (“in the”).
Alternative forms
  • om (some other Eifel dialects)
  • em (most dialects)

Cimbrian

Noun

öm

  1. plural of öbe

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse aumr, which is related to armr (“unhappy, poor”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /œm/

Adjective

öm

  1. sore, tender, sensitive
  2. tender, sensitive; gentle

Declension

Inflection of öm
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular öm ömmare ömmast
neuter singular ömt ömmare ömmast
plural ömma ömmare ömmast
masculine plural2 ömme ömmare ömmast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ömme ömmare ömmaste
all ömma ömmare ömmaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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