Ohm

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oːm/ === Etymology 1 === From northern Middle High German ōem and Middle Low German ōm, with reduction of the unstressed ultima and regular loss of intervocalic -h- from Old High German ōheim, Old Saxon *ōhēm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”). ==== Noun ==== Ohm m (strong, genitive Ohms, plural Ohme or Ohms) (archaic, especially informal) alternative form of Oheim (“uncle”) ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== Ihmchen (probably) === Etymology 2 === From the noun (etymology 1). ==== Proper noun ==== Ohm m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Ohms) a surname === Etymology 3 === From the physicist Georg Ohm. ==== Noun ==== Ohm n (strong, genitive Ohms, plural Ohm) ohm (unit of electrical resistance) ===== Declension =====