Oma

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Tibetan འོ་མ ('o ma). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /oʊ.mɑ/ ==== Proper noun ==== Oma A township in Gêrzê County, Ngari prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Oma. ===== Synonyms ===== (from Mandarin Chinese) Wuma, Wu-ma ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /oʊ.mɑ/ ==== Proper noun ==== Oma A town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. A female given name === Anagrams === MoA, Amo., MAO, moa, MOA, Amo, AMO, mao, AOM, Mao == German == === Etymology === Cognate to Dutch oma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoːma/ (standard) IPA(key): /ˈɔma/ (chiefly western German) === Noun === Oma f (genitive Oma or (prenominal without an article) Omas, plural Omas) grandma, granny, nan any elderly woman ==== Usage notes ==== The word is commonly used with a definite article in most parts of central Germany, southern Germany, and Austria: Wo ist die Oma? – “Where is Grandma?” In northern Germany—and generally in writing—no article tends to be used: Wo ist Oma? ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Altmutter Großmama Großmutter ==== Antonyms ==== Opa (Altvater, Großpapa, Großvater, Opi) Enkelin ==== Derived terms ==== Omi (affectionate) Uroma ==== Descendants ==== → Kashubian: óma (dated) → Silesian: ōma, ůma (Steuer's Silesian Alphabet) === Further reading === “Oma” in Duden online “Oma” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Oma” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon