-dom

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English -dom, from Old English -dōm (“-dom: state, condition, power, authority, property, right, office, quality”, suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz. Cognate with Scots -dom (“-dom”), North Frisian -dom (“-dom”), West Frisian -dom (“-dom”), Dutch -dom (“-dom”), Low German -dom (“-dom”), German -tum (“-dom”), Danish -dom (“-dom”) -dømme (“-dom”), Swedish -dom (“-dom”) -döme (“-dom”), Norwegian -dom (“-dom”), Icelandic -dómur (“-dom”), Norwegian Bokmål -dømme, Norwegian Nynorsk -døme. Same as Old English dōm (“doom, judgment, sentence, condemnation, ordeal, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law, custom; justice, equity; direction, ruling, governing, command; might, power, supremacy, majesty, glory, magnificence, splendor, reputation, honor, praise, dignity, authority; state, condition”). No relation to English domain or dominion. More at doom. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /-dəm/ ==== Suffix ==== -dom (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -doms) Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of the root word. Forms nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiction of the root word. Forms nouns — usually nonce words — denoting the set of all examples of the suffixed word. (fandom slang) Forms nouns denoting the fandom of the suffixed word. Potterdom, stfdom ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From dom, shortening of variously domination, dominance, or dominator. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /-dɒm/ (General American) IPA(key): /-dɑm/ ==== Suffix ==== -dom (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -doms) (BDSM) Forms uncountable nouns denoting a type of domination. (BDSM) Forms countable nouns denoting a type of dominator. ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === MOD, MoD, ODM, mod, mod. == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish -dom, from Old Norse -dómr. === Suffix === -dom Indicates a condition, situation or period. Indicates a religion, teaching or similar. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === -skab -hed === References === “-dom” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch -dom, from Old Dutch -duom, from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz. Cognate with English -dom, German -tum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɔm/ === Suffix === -dom n (unproductive) belonging to a domain or territory ‎groothertog (“grand duke”) + ‎-dom → ‎groothertogdom (“grand duchy”) belonging to a tribe of people ‎Jood (“Jew”) + ‎-dom → ‎jodendom (“Judaism”) -dom m forms nouns with the quality or condition of the adjective stem ‎rijk (“wealthy”) + ‎-dom → ‎rijkdom (“wealth”) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Low German == === Alternative forms === -doom === Etymology === From Middle Low German -dôm, from Old Saxon -dōm. Cognate with English -dom, Dutch -dom, German -tum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /doːm/, /doʊ̯m/, /dɔʊ̯m/ === Suffix === -dom belonging to a domain or territory (e.g. Hartogdom (“duchy”); this sense is no longer productive) quality or condition of the adjective stem (e.g. Riekdom less productive than suffixes like -heit) ==== Derived terms ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === -dam, -dame, -dome, -don, -doom, -dum === Etymology === Inherited from Old English -dōm, from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /-doːm/ (reduced) IPA(key): /-dum/, /-dam/ === Suffix === -dom Forming nouns denoting a state, condition, or office; -dom. Forming nouns denoting a condition or quality; -dom. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: -dom Scots: -dom ==== References ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse -dómr. === Suffix === -dom Suffix used to form nouns out of adjectives, meaning the quality, property or condition of the adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “-dom” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse -dómr. === Suffix === -dom Suffix used to form nouns out of adjectives, meaning the quality, property or condition of the adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “-dom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *-dōm, from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /doːm/ === Suffix === -dōm m used to derive abstract nouns: -dom ‎cristen (“Christian”) + ‎-dom → ‎cristendōm (“Christianity”) ‎ealdor (“elder”) + ‎-dom → ‎ealdordōm (“authority”) ‎frēo (“free”) + ‎-dom → ‎frēodōm (“freedom”) ‎hǣþen (“pagan”) + ‎-dom → ‎hǣþendōm (“paganism”) ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: -dom, -dam, -dame, -dome, -don, -doom, -dumEnglish: -domScots: -dom == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From dōm (“state, condition, authority, jurisdiction”), from Proto-West Germanic *-dōm. === Suffix === -dōm (belonging to a) domain or jurisdiction condition or quality ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: -dôm Low German: -dom == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse -dómr. === Suffix === -dom c -hood, -ledge, -ness, -dom; making a noun (representing a state) from an adjective or noun ‎rik (“rich”) + ‎-dom → ‎rikedom (“wealth, fortune”) ‎ung (“young”) + ‎-dom → ‎ungdom (“youth”) ‎barn (“child”) + ‎-dom → ‎barndom (“childhood”) ==== Usage notes ==== These nouns don't double the m in definite or plural forms, e.g. rikedomen, ungdomar. This is the same for the noun dom (“judgement, verdict”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== -döme === Anagrams === mod