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om

Pronunciation: /ʊm/

“om” is a Norwegian Nynorsk word. Its 9 meanings in English:

preposition

  1. around
  2. in (when speaking of time) (after a period of time)
  3. in (with words for seasons or times of the day)
  4. about
  5. via

conjunction

  1. whether, if

adverb

  1. Used to introduce yes-no-questions.

noun

  1. a weak sound
  2. reverberation

Etymology

From the earlier, Old Norse preposition um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“by, around”), from earlier *h₂ntbʰi, instrumental case form to *h₂énts (“face”). Doublet of ambi- and amfi. * As a conjunction, um superseded or blended with Old Norse ef and em, taking on their function as well. This is from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”), whence also…

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