en rom
Meaning
roe; rum; Roma (person)
In Swedish: fiskägg
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en rom |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | rommen |
rom is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor rom, den stora rommen. Check another noun
Practise rom
1 / 1Is it en rom or ett rom?
Words built with rom
- torskrom cod roe
Questions
What does rom mean in English?
rom means “roe, rum”.
Is it en rom or ett rom?
It is en rom, and “the roe” is rommen.
Origin
From Old Swedish rughn, romn, from Old Norse hrogn, from Proto-Germanic *hrugnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“frogspawn”); cognate with Danish and Norwegian rogn, Icelandic hrogn, German Rogen, and English roe.
Nearby common words
rom is number 1,563 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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