om
Pronunciation: [ˈʌmˀ
“om” is a Danish word. Its 14 meanings in English:
preposition
- about
adverb
- such that something changes orientation or has its orientation changed
- such that something moves or is moved to the far side of something
- such that something is surrounded
- in changing, goalless directions
- again, returning to the beginning (whence ommer, om igen, tro om igen)
- such that something is changed (whence lave om
- going forwards in a book or similar, reaching some page
- such that something rotates or revolves (either of its own accord or by external influence)
conjunction
- whether (introducing an indirect question)
- if (introducing a conditional clause)
- if (introducing a concessive clause)
- even if
- if only (introducing a wish)
Etymology
From Old Danish um, om, from Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi. Cognate with German um (“about”).
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